| Magomadas Magumadas | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Magomadas | |
| Location of Magomadas | |
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| Coordinates: 40°16′N 8°31′E / 40.267°N 8.517°E / 40.267; 8.517 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Oristano (OR) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Puddu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.02 km (3.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 263 m (863 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 667 |
| • Density | 74/km (190/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Magomadesi, Magumadesos |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09090 |
| Dialing code | 0785 |
| Website | Official website |
Magomadas (Sardinian: Magumadas) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) northwest of Cagliari and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Oristano.
Geography
Magomadas borders the following municipalities: Bosa, Flussio, Modolo, Tresnuraghes.
History
The village was presumably founded by Phoenicians. The name Macomades is born by many ancient settlements around the coast of the western Mediterranean Sea. In Hebrew, of all contemporary semitic languages the most closely related to ancient Phoenician, maqom ħadaš means "new place".
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics: National Institute of Statistics (Italy) (Istat).
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