Ploaghe

Ploaghe (Sardinian: Piàghe) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Cagliari and about 21 kilometres (13 mi) southeast of Sassari.

San Michele abbey.

Ploaghe Piaghe
Comune
Comune di Ploaghe
Location of Ploaghe
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Coordinates: 40°40′N 8°45′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Sassari (SS)
Government
• Mayor	Carlo Sotgiu
Area [1]
• Total	96.27 km2 (37.17 sq mi)
Elevation	427 m (1,401 ft)
Population  (30 September 2015)[2]
• Total	4,565
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demonym	Ploaghesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07017
Dialing code	079
Website	Official website

Ploaghe borders the following municipalities: Ardara, Chiaramonti, Codrongianos, Nulvi, Osilo, Siligo.

Notable people

• Andrea Arru (born 2007), actor
• Giovanni Spano (1803-1878), scholar of archaeology, linguist, and politician.^[3]