Ploaghe
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| Ploaghe | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Comune di Ploaghe | |
 Ploaghe
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| Coordinates: 40°40′N 8°45′E / 40.667°N 8.75°ECoordinates: 40°40′N 8°45′E / 40.667°N 8.75°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Province of Sassari (SS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96.1 km2 (37.1 sq mi) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| • Total | 4,781 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (129/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ploaghesi |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 07017 |
| Dialing code | 079 |
Ploaghe (Sardinian: Piàghe) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 km north of Cagliari and about 20 km southeast of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,781 and an area of 96.1 km².[1]
Ploaghe borders the following municipalities: Ardara, Chiaramonti, Codrongianos, Nulvi, Osilo, Siligo.
[edit] Notable people of Ploaghe
- Giovanni Spano Ploaghe 1803- Cagliari 1878: scholar of archaeology, linguistic, arts and so on. Politician.[2]
[edit] Demographic evolution
[edit] References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Brief biography of Giovanni Spano (in Italian).
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