San Vito

San Vito, Santu Bidu (Saint Vitus) in the Sardinian language, is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 45 km (28 mi) northeast of Cagliari.

San Vito borders the following municipalities: Burcei, Castiadas, Muravera, Sinnai, Villaputzu, Villasalto.

It is the birthplace of launeddas player Luigi Lai.

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San Vito (disambiguation)

San Vito may refer to:

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San Vito (Costa Rica)

San Vito (Spanish pronunciation: [san bito]), originally named San Vito de Java, is the capital of the Coto Brus district of Puntarenas, Costa Rica. It is located about 271 km southeast of the capital San José, and close to the Panama border.

The city is located on a high plateau with very irregular topography, at an altitude of 996 metres above sea level in the foothills of the Talamanca Mountain Range. The narrow and fast-flowing Java River traverses the outskirts of San Vito from northeast to southeast.

San Vito was founded in 1952, since when it has become an important centre in Costa Rica’s Brunca region.

The area of the district is 142,37 km², with an estimated population of 14,839 inhabitants as of 2011. Of these, around 5,000 live in the city.

History

San Vito de Java was the result of a process of foreign agricultural colonisation organised by the state of Costa Rica. Its two goals were to populate the country with foreign settlers, and to establish settlements in outlying areas. San Vito was founded by settlers from Europe, in particular Italy.