Mandas

Mandas
Comune
Comune di Mandas
Aerial view of the town of Mandas
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Metropolitan city	Cagliari (CA)
Area
• Total	45.0 km2 (17.4 sq mi)
Elevation	491 m (1,611 ft)
Population  (Dec. 2004)
• Total	2,401
• Density	53.4/km2 (138/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	09040
Dialing code	070
Website	Official website

Mandas is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari 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 mi²).

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

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External links

• web.tiscali.it/mandasnet