Ploaghe
Comune in Sardinia, Italy
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Ploaghe (Sardinian: Piàghe) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Cagliari and about 21 kilometres (13 mi) southeast of Sassari.
Ploaghe
Piaghe | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Ploaghe | |
| Coordinates: 40°40′N 8°45′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Metropolitan city | Sassari (SS) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlo Sotgiu |
| Area | |
• Total | 96.27 km2 (37.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft) |
| Population (30 September 2015)[2] | |
• Total | 4,565 |
| • Density | 47.42/km2 (122.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ploaghesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07017 |
| Dialing code | 079 |
| Website | Official website |
Ploaghe borders the following municipalities: Ardara, Chiaramonti, Codrongianos, Nulvi, Osilo, Siligo.
Notable people
- Andrea Arru (born 2007), actor
- Giovanni Spano (1803-1878), scholar of archaeology, linguist, and politician.[3]