Ortacesus

Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ortacesus is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Cagliari, included in the Trexenta traditional subregion.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Giulio Angioni

Italian anthropologist and writer (1939–2017)

A

Antioco Piseddu

Italian Roman Catholic bishop (1936–2025)

T

Tarcisio Pillolla

Italian bishop

D

Dionigi Burranca

Italian musician (1913–1995)

E

Efisio Vincenzo Melis

Italian playwright

G

Giuseppe Antonio Lonis

Italian sculptor (1720-1805)

I

Italo Masala

Italian politician

L

Luigi Cogodi

Italian politician and lawyer (1943-2015)

R

Raimondo Scintu

M

Mario Medas

Italian actor (1931-2013)

Enrico Sailis

Italian politician (1899-1967)

J

Jago Siotto

G

Giovanni Serra

researcher

V

Virgilio Mirto

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Sardinia

• Gomajori/Guamaggiore
  2.1 mi away · pop. 1,082
• Sèligas/Selegas
  2.3 mi away · pop. 1,523
• Guasila
  2.6 mi away · pop. 2,968
• Sueddi/Suelli
  3.1 mi away · pop. 1,171
• Pramantellu/Pimentel
  3.8 mi away · pop. 1,238
• Samatzai
  4.7 mi away · pop. 1,746
• Gèsigu/Gesico
  5.5 mi away · pop. 988
• Segariu
  5.7 mi away · pop. 1,358
• Santu 'Asili 'e Monti/San Basilio
  6.1 mi away · pop. 1,414
• Sant'Andria 'e Frius/Sant'Andrea Frius
  6.3 mi away · pop. 1,892
• Serrenti
  6.6 mi away · pop. 5,174
• Seurgus Donigala/Siurgus Donigala
  7 mi away · pop. 2,189

Browse all places in Sardinia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Pisaura

Pisaura

Seen 2026-06-23

Italian Wall Lizard

Podarcis siculus

Seen 2026-05-20

Ophrys fuciflora annae

Ophrys fuciflora annae

Seen 2026-04-17

French Honeysuckle

Sulla coronaria

Seen 2026-04-15

Greater honeywort

Cerinthe major

Seen 2026-04-15

Hyles dahlii

Hyles dahlii

Seen 2026-04-13

Palmate Anemone

Anemone palmata

Seen 2026-04-08

garden geranium

Pelargonium × hybridum

Seen 2026-04-08

Mirror orchid

Ophrys speculum

Seen 2026-04-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers