Cagliari metropolitan city

Metropolitan City of Cagliari
Metropolitan City
The Royal Palace of Cagliari, the Metropolitan City seat
Location of the Metropolitan City of Cagliari
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Established	4 February 2016
Capital(s)	Cagliari
Comuni	17
Government
• Mayor	Massimo Zedda
Area
• Total	1,248 km2 (482 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	431,657
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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The Metropolitan City of Cagliari (Italian: Città metropolitana di Cagliari) is a metropolitan city in Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of Cagliari and includes 17 comuni. It was established by law in 2016 and replaced the Province of Cagliari. The current president is the mayor of Cagliari, Massimo Zedda. The resident population is approximately 432,000. This figure can rise due to commuting into the functional urban area to approximately 477,000

The Metropolitan City of Cagliari extends over the southern part of the Campidano plain, between two mountain ranges. The Sulcis Range is to the west and includes Monti Arcosu, Monte Serpeddi (), and Punta Sebera. To the east is the Monte Linias Range, including Punta Serpeddì () and Sette Fratelli. These mountains are composed of Ordovician shale and Carboniferous granite and do not exceed 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). An exception is Monte Is Caravius () which is 1,116 m (3,661 ft).

The Metropolitan City of Cagliari has a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry Summers and mild Winters. It is unusual for Summer temperatures to rise above 40 °C (104 °F), often with high humidity, while in winter, the record lows are below zero. Heavy snowfalls occur rarely; on average, every thirty years. January is the coldest month with an average temperature of about 10 °C (50 °F). August is the warmest month with an average temperature of that of about 25 °C (77 °F). African anticyclone activity can cause heat waves starting in June. From mid-June to mid-September rain is rare and appears in afternoon storms. The rainy season starts in September, but the first cold days come in December, usually the wettest month. Winds are frequent, especially the mistral and sirocco; in Summer days a marine sirocco breeze (s'imbattu) lowers the temperature and the humidity.