| Valledoria Codaruina | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di Valledoria | ||
Panorama | ||
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  Valledoria Location of Valledoria in Sardinia | ||
| Coordinates: 40°56′N08°49′E / 40.933°N 8.817°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Sardinia | |
| Province | Sassari (SS) | |
| Frazioni | La Ciaccia, La Muddizza | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Paolo Spezziga | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 24.45 km2 (9.44 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) | |
| Population (28 February 2017) | ||
| • Total | 4,319 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Valledoriani or Codaruinesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 07039 | |
| Dialing code | 079 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Valledoria (Gallurese: Codaruìna, Sardinian : Codaruìna, Sassarese: Codaruìna) is a town and comune in the province of Sassari situated at the center of the Gulf of Asinara, near the mouth of the Coghinas river.
Sardinian or Sard is the primary indigenous Romance language spoken by the Sardinians on most of the island of Sardinia. Many Romance linguists consider it the closest genealogical descendant to Latin. However, it also incorporates a Pre-Latin substratum, as well as a Byzantine Greek, Catalan, Spanish and Italian superstratum due to the political membership of the island, which became a Byzantine possession followed by a significant period of self-rule, fell into the Iberian sphere of influence in the late Middle Ages, and eventually into the Italian one in the 18th century.
Sassarese is an Italo-Dalmatian language and transitional variety between Corsican and Sardinian. It is regarded as a Corso–Sardinian language because of Sassari's historic ties with Tuscany and geographical proximity to Corsica. Despite the robust Sardinian influences, it still keeps its Corsican roots, which closely relate it to Gallurese; the latter is linguistically considered a Corsican dialect despite its geographical location, although this claim is a matter of controversy. It has several similarities to Italian and in particular the old Italian dialects from Tuscany.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
