Decimoputzu ( sc, Deximuputzu or ) 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) of about 4,000 inhabitants in the
Province of South Sardinia 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 northwest 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 ...
.
Decimoputzu borders the following municipalities:
Decimomannu
Decimomannu ( sc, Deximumannu or ) is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. It is located about northwest of central Cagliari and had a population of about 8,115 .
Geography
Decimomannu borders the municipalities o ...
,
Siliqua,
Vallermosa,
Villasor
Villasor, Biddesorris or Bidda de Sorris in Sardinian language, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari. As of 29 February 2016, it had a population o ...
,
Villaspeciosa
Villaspeciosa is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,039 and an area of .All demographics and other s ...
.
See also
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Casteddu de Fanaris The Casteddu de Fanaris (''Castle of Fanaris'' in English) is an important archaeological site located in the municipality of Decimoputzu, along the border with the town of Vallermosa, in the Province of South Sardinia.
The site, dating back to the ...
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Hypogeum of Sant'Iroxi
The Hypogeum of Sant'Iroxi (also known as the ''Tomb of the warriors'') is an archaeological site located near the town of Decimoputzu in the province of South Sardinia.
Datation
The site (a '' domus de janas''), discovered in 1987, dates back to ...
References
Cities and towns in Sardinia
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