Padria is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari on the Italian island of Sardinia, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) northwest of Cagliari and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 785 and an area of 48.0 square kilometres (18.5 sq mi).[3]