Stintino

Stintino
Stintino ; Isthintini
	Comune
	Comune di Stintino
	Coat of arms
	Stintino within the Province of Sassari
	Location of Stintino
	Stintino Location of Stintino in Sardinia Stintino Stintino (Sardinia)
	Coordinates: 40°56′N 8°14′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Sassari (SS)
Frazioni	Ercoli, Ezzi Mannu, Le Vele, Nodigheddu, Pischina Salidda, Pittiacca, Pozzo San Nicola, Preddu Nieddu, Punta Su Turrione, Rocca Ruja, Tonnara Saline, Unia
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Diana
Area [1]
• Total	58.4 km2 (22.5 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population (31 December 2014[2])[3]
• Total	1,616
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Stintinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07040
Dialing code	079
Patron saint	Beata Vergine della Difesa
Saint day	8 September
Website	Official website

Stintino (Sassarese: Isthintini, Sardinian: Istintìnu) is a coastal comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Cagliari and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Sassari.

Geography

Panorama of the town.

Stintino is located on the peninsula of the same name, running from Nurra plain to the Asinara Island, part of the Asinara National Park, for which Stintino is the nearer embarkment place. The municipality borders with Sassari and its northernmost point, a cape in which is located the town, is in front of the Asinara, who belongs to the municipality of Porto Torres.

History

Stintino was a frazione of the comune of Sassari until 1988.

Tourism

It is a popular seaside resort and is provided with three tourist ports: Porto Mannu (with 305 boat places), Marina di Stintino (160 boat places) and Porto Minore (110 boat places).

Beach of La Pelosa

Beach of Le Saline

References

"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute (Istat).
"Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

External links

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[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute (Istat).

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v3-3] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.