Iglesias, Sardinia

Iglesias Igrèsias (Sardinian)
Comune
Comune di Iglesias
Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location of Iglesias
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Coordinates: 39°19′N 8°32′E / 39.317°N 8.533°E / 39.317; 8.533
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	South Sardinia
Frazioni	Barega, Bindua, Corongiu, Masua, Monte Agruxiau, Monteponi, Nebida, San Benedetto, San Giovanni Miniera, Tanì
Government
• Mayor	Mauro Usai
Area
• Total	207.63 km2 (80.17 sq mi)
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population  (30 September 2012)[1]
• Total	27,552
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Iglesienti Igresientis
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	09016
Dialing code	0781
Patron saint	Santa Chiara
Saint day	11 August
Website	Official website

Iglesias (Italian pronunciation: [iˈɡlɛːzjas], locally [iˈɡlezjas] ^ⓘ; from Spanish: [iˈɣlesjas]; Sardinian: Igrèsias^[2]) is a comune and city in the province of South Sardinia, Italy. It was co-capital of the province of Carbonia-Iglesias with Carbonia, and the province's second-largest community.

Under Spanish control Iglesias was one of the most important royal cities on Sardinia, and it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iglesias. At an elevation of 190 metres (620 ft) in the hills of southwestern Sardinia, it was the centre of a mining district from which lead, zinc, and silver were extracted. Iglesias was also a centre for the distillation of sulfuric acid.