Mandas

Comune in Sardinia, Italy

Location of Mandas

39°39′N 9°8′E / 39.650°N 9.133°E / 39.650; 9.133CountryItalyRegionSardiniaProvinceSouth SardiniaArea

• Total45.0 km² (17.4 sq mi)Elevation

491 m (1,611 ft)Population

(Dec. 2004)^[1]

• Total2,401 • Density53/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

09040

Dialing code070WebsiteOfficial website

Mandas is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,401 and an area of 45.0 square kilometres (17.4 sq mi).^[2]

Mandas borders the following municipalities: Escolca, Gergei, Gesico, Nurri, Serri, Siurgus Donigala, Suelli.

In January 1921, D. H. Lawrence and his wife Frieda (the Queen-Bee) visited the city on their way to Sorgono. An account of their visit can be read in one of Lawrence's travel books, Sea and Sardinia (1921).

Demographic evolution

References

^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.