Santadi
Comune in Sardinia, Italy
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Santadi is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sulcis Iglesiente in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Cagliari and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Carbonia.
Santadi | |
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| Comune di Santadi | |
Panorama of Santadi | |
| Coordinates: 39°6′N 8°43′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Sulcis Iglesiente |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elio Sundas |
| Area | |
• Total | 115.6 km2 (44.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2015)[1] | |
• Total | 3,478 |
| • Density | 30.09/km2 (77.92/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Santadesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09010 |
| Dialing code | 0781 |
| Website | Official website |
Santadi borders the following municipalities: Assemini, Domus de Maria, Nuxis, Piscinas, Pula, Teulada, Villa San Pietro, Villaperuccio.
Starting from a hill next to the small town of Santadi, it is possible to see how the urban development system develops in concentric circles. This fact gave rise to the hypothesis that Santadi is what remains of the capital of the island mentioned by Plato in the third chapter of the Timaeus and in Critias.[2][3]