Villacidro

Comune in Sardinia, Italy

Villacidro Biddacidru
Comune
Comune di Villacidro
Panoramic view
Coat of arms
Location of Villacidro
39°27′N 08°44′E / 39.450°N 8.733°E / 39.450; 8.733
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	South Sardinia
Government
• Mayor	Marta Cabriolu
Area
• Total	183.55 km² (70.87 sq mi)
Elevation	456 m (1,496 ft)
Population (30 November 2008)^[1]
• Total	14,534
• Density	79/km² (210/sq mi)
Demonym	Villacidresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	09039
Dialing code	070
Patron saint	Saint Barbara
Saint day	December 4
Website	Official website

Villacidro (Italian: [villaˈtʃiːdro] ^ⓘ; Sardinian: Biddacidru or Bidda de Cidru) is a town and comune in the province of South Sardinia, Sardinia, Italy. In 2005 it has been the administrative seat of the province 'Medio Campidano', together with Sanluri. Since 2016 it is part of the province of South Sardinia ('provincia Sud Sardegna')^[2].^{[citation needed]}

History

Geography

Villacidro borders the municipalities of Domusnovas (CI), Gonnosfanadiga, Iglesias (CI), San Gavino Monreale, Sanluri, Serramanna, Vallermosa (CA) and Villasor (CA).

References

^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Legge regionale approvata il 27 gennaio 2016". www.consregsardegna.it. Retrieved 2019-01-22.