Mandas

Mandas
Comune di Mandas
Aerial view of the town of Mandas
Location of Mandas
Mandas
Location of Mandas in Sardinia
Mandas
Mandas (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 39°39′N 9°8′E / 39.650°N 9.133°E / 39.650; 9.133
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceSouth Sardinia
Area
 • Total
45.0 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
Elevation
491 m (1,611 ft)
Population
 (Dec. 2004)
 • Total
2,401
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09040
Dialing code070
WebsiteOfficial website

Mandas is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,401 and an area of 45.0 square kilometres (17.4 sq mi).

Mandas borders the following municipalities: Escolca, Gergei, Gesico, Nurri, Serri, Siurgus Donigala, Suelli.

In January 1921, D. H. Lawrence and his wife Frieda (the Queen-Bee) visited the city on their way to Sorgono. An account of their visit can be read in one of Lawrence's travel books, Sea and Sardinia (1921).

Demographic evolution

References

  1. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.