Muravera (Sardinian: Murera, Latin: Sarcapos)[2] is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Cagliari in the Sarrabus.
Muravera
Murera | |
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| Comune di Muravera | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Muravera  | |
  Muravera Location of Muravera in Sardinia  Muravera Muravera (Sardinia) | |
| Coordinates: 39°25′N 9°34′E / 39.417°N 9.567°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | South Sardinia |
| Frazioni | Capo Ferrato, Costa Rei, Feraxi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Sebastiano Falchi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94.7 km2 (36.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,155 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Muraveresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09043 |
| Dialing code | 070 |
| Website | Official website |
It is a centre of citrus production as well as a tourist resort, including several fine beaches such as that of Costa Rei.
Climate edit
| Climate data for Muravera (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.9 (93.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57.5 (2.26) |
53.7 (2.11) |
52.4 (2.06) |
59.3 (2.33) |
26.2 (1.03) |
9.6 (0.38) |
7.3 (0.29) |
12.1 (0.48) |
66.6 (2.62) |
82.4 (3.24) |
110.6 (4.35) |
88.5 (3.48) |
626.0 (24.65) |
| Source: Climatologia della Sardegna per il trentennio 1981-2010 | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 48.
External links edit
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