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Ballao

Ballau
Comune di Ballao
Coat of arms of Ballao
Coat of arms
Country Italy
Region Sardinia
Province South Sardinia
Area
 • Total 46.7 km2 (18.0 sq mi)
Elevation
98 m (322 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2009)
 • Total 907
 • Density 19.422/km2 (50.30/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Ballaesi
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09040
Dialing code 070

Ballao, (Ballau in the Sardinian language), is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Cagliari, 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 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, Goni, Perdasdefogu, San Nicolò Gerrei, Silius, Villaputzu.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Ballao para niños

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