Ploaghe

Ploaghe Piaghe
Comune
Comune di Ploaghe
Ploaghe Location of Ploaghe in Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°40′N 8°45′E / 40.667°N 8.750°E / 40.667; 8.750Coordinates: 40°40′N 8°45′E / 40.667°N 8.750°E / 40.667; 8.750
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province / Metropolitan city	Province of Sassari (SS)
Area
• Total	96.1 km2 (37.1 sq mi)
Population (Dec. 2004)
• Total	4,781
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ploaghesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	07017
Dialing code	079

Ploaghe (Sardinian: Piàghe) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Cagliari and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,781 and an area of 96.1 square kilometres (37.1 sq mi).^[1]

Ploaghe borders the following municipalities: Ardara, Chiaramonti, Codrongianos, Nulvi, Osilo, Siligo.

Notable people

• Giovanni Spano Ploaghe 1803- Cagliari 1878: scholar of archaeology, linguistic, arts and so on. Politician.^[2]

Demographic evolution

Gallery

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  San Michele abbey
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  San Pietro
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  Ploaghe's folk costume
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  Ploaghe's folk costume
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  Ploaghe's folk costume
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  Ploaghe's folk costume

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ploaghe.

1. ↑ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
2. ↑ Brief biography of Giovanni Spano (in Italian).