Sardinian towns

This is a list of selected cities in Sardinia with local names.

Metropolitan areas

  • Cagliari, (population about 450,000)

Including Quartu Sant'Elena, Selargius, Assemini, Capoterra, Monserrato, Sestu, Sinnai, Quartucciu, Maracalagonis and Elmas.

Provincial administrative capitals

  • Cagliari, Casteddu (population about 160,000)
  • Carbonia
  • Nuoro, Nùgoro
  • Oristano, Aristanis
  • Sassari (population about 130,000)

Other towns and villages

  • Alghero, L'Alguer
  • Arzachena, Alzachena
  • Bitti, Vithi
  • Bonorva, Bonòlva
  • Bosa
  • Castelsardo, Caltheddu
  • Cuglieri, Culiri
  • Dorgali, Durgali
  • Flumini Maggiore, Frùmini Majori
  • Gavoi, Gaboi
  • Guspini, Gùspini
  • Iglesias, Igrèsias
  • La Maddalena, Madalena
  • Lanusei, Lanusèi
  • Macomer, Macumere
  • Mogoro, Mogoru
  • Mamoiada, Mamujada
  • Olbia, Terranòa/Tarranòa
  • Oliena, Uliana
  • Orune, Orùne
  • Ozieri, Othieri
  • Perfugas, Peifugas
  • Ploaghe, Piaghe
  • Porto Torres, Posthudorra
  • Posada, Pasada
  • Pozzomaggiore, Puthumajore
  • Pula
  • Quartu Sant'Elena, Quartu Sant'Aleni
  • San Teodoro, Santu Diadoru
  • Sanluri, Seddori
  • Sant'Antioco, Sant'Antiogu
  • Santa Teresa Gallura, Lungoni
  • Selargius, Cedraxius
  • Siniscola, Thiniscole
  • Tempio Pausania, Tèmpiu
  • Terralba, Tarraba
  • Teulada
  • Tortolì, Tortuelie
  • Urzulei, Orthullè
  • Villaputzu, Biddeputzi
  • Villacidro, Biddexidru

See also

  • Sardinia
  • Tourist destinations of Sardinia
  • Sardinian Archaeological and artistic sites

Further reading

  • Ong, Brenda Man Qing, and Francesco Perono Cacciafoco. (2022). Unveiling the Enigmatic Origins of Sardinian Toponyms. Languages, 7, 2, 131: 1–19, Paper, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/languages7020131.