Valledoria

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Comune di Valledoria
Coat of arms of Comune di Valledoria
Municipal coat of arms
Country Flag of Italy Italy
Region Sardinia
Province Sassari (SS)
Mayor
Elevation m
Area 24.45 km²
Population
 - Total (as of 2005) 3,822
 - Density 156.31/km²
Time zone CET, UTC+1
Coordinates 40°56′N 08°49′E
Gentilic
Dialing code 079
Postal code 07039
Frazioni La Ciaccia, La Muddizza
Website: www.valledoria.com

Valledoria (Gallurese: Codaruìna) is a town and commune in the province of Sassari situated on the Gulf of Asinara, near the mouth of the Coghinas river.

[edit] History

Valledoria was part of the giudicato of Torres, and was later acquired by the Genoese family of Doria. After the Aragonese conquest of Sardinia, the area was struck by plague which highly depopulated it.

A demographic rise occurred in the early 19th century, when new settlers coming from Aggius and Tempio Pausania created Codaruina. In 1960 the latter became an autonomous commune with the name of Valledoria. In 1983 the frazione of Santa Maria Coghinas became an independente commune.