Cabras, Sardinia

Cabras
Crabas
Comune di Cabras
View of Cabras from the pond
View of Cabras from the pond
Coat of arms of Cabras
Location of Cabras
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Cabras is located in Italy
Cabras
Cabras
Location of Cabras in Sardinia
Cabras is located in Sardinia
Cabras
Cabras
Cabras (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 39°56′N 8°32′E / 39.933°N 8.533°E / 39.933; 8.533
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceOristano (OR)
FrazioniFuntana Meiga, Il Catalano, Isola Mal di Ventre, San Giovanni di Sinis, San Salvatore di Sinis, Solanas, Su Cungiau de Gerrusso, Porto Suedda
Government
 • MayorAndrea Abis
Area
 • Total102.26 km2 (39.48 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (30 April 2017[2])[3]
 • Total9,165
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Cabraresi
Crabarissus
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09072
Dialing code0783
Patron saintSt. Mary
Saint day24 May
WebsiteOfficial website

Cabras (Sardinian: Crabas) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northwest of Cagliari and about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Oristano.

Cabras borders the following municipalities: Nurachi, Oristano, Riola Sardo. It is home to several churches - a parish church, in the Baroque style, and a Church of the Holy Spirit, dating to 1601 with two Gothic aisles. It is also home to the Phoenician archaeological site of Tharros.

The municipal territory includes several beaches in the Sinis peninsula and on the Gulf of Oristano.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: National Institute of Statistics (Italy) (Istat).
  3. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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