Ballao, (Ballau in the
Sardinian language
Sardinian or Sard ( , or ) is a Romance languages, Romance language spoken by the Sardinians on the Western Mediterranean island of Sardinia.
Many Romance linguists consider it the language that is closest to Latin among all its genealogica ...
), is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of South Sardinia
The Province of South Sardinia ( it, provincia del Sud Sardegna; sc, provìntzia de Sud Sardigna) is an Italian province of Sardinia instituted on 4 February 2016. It includes the suppressed provinces of Carbonia-Iglesias and Medio Campidano, ...
in the
Italian region
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label= Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label= Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, af ...
, located about northeast of
Cagliari
Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitan ...
, in the
Gerrei traditional subregion.
It was founded around 1300, when the inhabitants of the ancient hill village of Nuraxi moved in the nearby plain, nearer to the
Flumendosa
The Flumendosa is a river of southern Sardinia, Italy. With a length of , it is the second longest river of the island behind the Tirso.
The Flumendosa's springs are located in the Gennargentu massif, at the foot of the Monte Armidda; it flows ...
river, to improve their agricultural output. It is home to
the Funtana Coberta, a Bronze Age archaeological site.
Ballao borders the following municipalities:
Armungia,
Escalaplano
Escalaplano (; sc, Scalepranu or ) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari.
Escalaplano borders the following municipalities: Ballao, Esterzili, ...
,
Goni,
Perdasdefogu
Perdasdefogu (, ; ; locally also ) is a (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about southwest of Tortolì.
Perdasdefogu borders the following municipalities: Escalap ...
,
San Nicolò Gerrei,
Silius,
Villaputzu
Villaputzu ( sro, Bidda de Putzi or ) is a municipality in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region and island of Sardinia, located about northeast of the Sardinian capital Cagliari. It is located in a short plain at the mouth of th ...
.
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Sardinia
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