Cabras
Crabas | |
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Comune di Cabras | |
Coordinates: 39°56′N 8°32′E / 39.933°N 8.533°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sardinia |
Province | Oristano (OR) |
Frazioni | Funtana Meiga, Il Catalano, Isola Mal di Ventre, San Giovanni di Sinis, San Salvatore di Sinis, Solanas, Su Cungiau de Gerrusso, Porto Suedda |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andrea Abis |
Area | |
• Total | 102.26 km2 (39.48 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,165 |
• Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Cabraresi Crabarissus |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 09072 |
Dialing code | 0783 |
Patron saint | St. Mary |
Saint day | 24 May |
Website | Official 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.