Editing Cagliari (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Cagliari - Sella del Diavolo - Capo Sant'Elia.jpg|thumb|The sea in the Sella del Diavolo locality.]]
According to 2014 data from the Italian Ministry of Economic Affairs,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.twig.pro/la-mappa-dei-redditi-dei-comuni-italiani/ |title=La classifica dei redditi dei comuni italiani - Twig |access-date=6 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711180642/http://www.twig.pro/la-mappa-dei-redditi-dei-comuni-italiani/ |archive-date=11 July 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the inhabitants of Cagliari benefited a per capita income of 23,220 euros (being the fifth Regional Capital), that is the 122% of the national average, while all of Sardinia benefited only 16,640 euros, being the 13th Region and 86% of the national average. The metropolitan area benefited an average income of 19,185 euros, 103% of the national average. With the 26% of the island population the Cagliari Metropolitan City produces the 31% of its GDP.

As the capital city of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, Cagliari is the administrative hub and headquarters of the region as well as of the provincial and regional offices of the Italian central administration. Cagliari is also the main trade and industrial centre of the island, with numerous commercial sites and factories within its metropolitan boundaries.

Cagliari is the fourth port of Italy for movement of goods in tons (35,922,468), and the 18th for passengers (705,715), of whom 394,697 cruise passengers (8th in Italy).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008 |title=AUTORITA' DI SISTEMA PORTUALE - MOVIMENTI PORTUALI |url=https://www.assoporti.it/media/4305/adsp_movimenti_portuali_2018_agg_18aprile2019.pdf}}</ref>

The first department store, ([[La Rinascente]]) opened in 1931 in the centre of the city, and it is still open today. Nowadays there are many commercial centres in the metropolitan area (Le Vele, Santa Gilla, La Corte del Sole, Marconi) hosting many European chain stores such as [[Auchan]], [[Metro AG]], [[Lidl]], [[Media Markt|MediaWorld]], [[Euronics]], [[Jysk (store)|Jysk]], [[IKEA]],<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ikea.com/ms/it_IT/puop/cagliari/index.html | title=Punto IKEA ordina, arreda di Cagliari orari, aperture | access-date=3 July 2016 | archive-date=30 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630205848/http://www.ikea.com/ms/it_IT/puop/cagliari/index.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Carrefour]] and [[Bata Shoes]]. Cagliari is also home to an [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] customer service center.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.amazon.jobs/location/cagliari-italy | title=Cagliari, Italy | access-date=13 October 2015 | archive-date=5 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005124541/http://www.amazon.jobs/location/cagliari-italy | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Cagliari is the main operational headquarters of the [[Banco di Sardegna]], which belongs to the BPER Group and is listed on [[Borsa Italiana]], of the [[Banca di Cagliari]]. [[Banca di Credito Sardo]] was based in Cagliari until it was absorbed by the parent company [[Intesa Sanpaolo]].

The Macchiareddu-Grogastru area between Cagliari and Capoterra is one of the most important industrial areas of Sardinia, in conjunction with a large international container terminal port at Giorgino.<ref>http://www.cict.it {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801101258/http://www.cict.it/ |date=1 August 2015 }}</ref> Beside having one of the biggest container terminals on the Mediterranean Sea, Cagliari also has one of the largest fish markets in Italy offering for sale a vast array of fish to both the public and traders. The communications provider [[Tiscali]] also has its headquarters in Cagliari.

Multinational corporations like [[Coca-Cola]], [[Heineken]], [[Unilever]], [[Bridgestone]] and [[Eni|Eni Group]] have factories in town. One of the six oil refinery supersites in Europe, [[Saras S.p.A.|Saras]], is located within the metropolitan area at [[Sarroch]].
[[File:Lungomare Poetto - Cagliari.jpg|thumb|Poetto Beach]]
Tourism is one of the major industries of the city, although historical venues such as its monumental [[Middle Ages]] and [[Early modern period]] defence system, its Carthaginian, Roman and Byzantine ruins are less highlighted compared to the recreational beaches and coastline. Cruise ships touring the Mediterranean often stop for passengers at Cagliari, and the city is a traffic hub to the nearby beaches of [[Villasimius]], [[Chia (Sardinia)|Chia]], [[Pula, Sardinia|Pula]] and [[Costa Rei]], as well as to the urban beach of Poettu. Pula is home to the archaeological site of the Punic and Roman city of [[Nora, Italy|Nora]]. Especially in summer many clubs and pubs are goals for young locals and tourists. Pubs and night-clubs are concentrated in the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, a narrow street in Stampace district, in the Marina district, near the port and in the Castello district, The clubs are mostly to be found on the Poetto Beach (in summer) or in Viale Marconi (in winter). In Cagliari there are 180 B&B and 22 hotels that totals 3,300 beds. There are many others hotels in seaside resort of his gulf.