Riola Sardo, Arriora or Arriola 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.
The original character of the Sardinian language among the Romance idioms has long been know ...
, is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Oristano
The province of Oristano (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of Oristano. There are 87 ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') in the province.
It has an area of , a total populati ...
in the
Italian
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** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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region
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; ; ) is the Mediterranean islands#By area, second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia an ...
, located about northwest of
Cagliari
Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...
and about north of
Oristano
Oristano (; ) is an Italian city and (municipality), the capital of the Province of Oristano in the central-western part of the island of Sardinia. It is located on the northern part of the Campidano plain. It was established as the provincial ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,132 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: ]National Institute of Statistics (Italy)
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(Istat).
Riola Sardo borders the following municipalities:
Baratili San Pietro
Baratili San Pietro () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about north of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,278 and an area o ...
,
Cabras,
Narbolia
Narbolia () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about , northwest of Cagliari and about , north of Oristano. As of 31 December 2016, it had a population of 1,784 and an area of .All de ...
,
Nurachi
Nurachi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about northwest of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,671 and an area of .All demog ...
,
San Vero Milis
San Vero Milis () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about north of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,506 and an area of .Al ...
.
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Sardinia
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