Anela

Anela
Comune di Anela
Anela
Location of Anela in Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°26′N 9°3′E / 40.433°N 9.050°E / 40.433; 9.050
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
Metropolitan citySassari
Government
 • MayorGiangiuseppe Nurra
Area
 • Total
36.89 km2 (14.24 sq mi)
Elevation
446 m (1,463 ft)
Population
 (2025)[2]
 • Total
561
 • Density15.2/km2 (39.4/sq mi)
DemonymAnelesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
07010
Dialing code079

Anela (Sardinian: Anèla) is a village and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) north of Cagliari and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Sassari. It has 561 inhabitants.[3]

Anela, the oldest village of the historical region of Goceano, is known for Forest'Anela an holm oak woods very popular for trekking tourism and Domus de Janas Sos Furrighesos.[4][5][6]

Anela borders the municipalities of Bono, Bultei, and Nughedu San Nicolò.

Demographics

As of 2025, the population is 561, of which 50.1% are male, and 49.9% are female. Minors make up 10.3% of the population, and seniors make up 34.1%.[7]

Immigration

Of the 559 residents at the time of the most recent count that included countries of birth, residents' countries of birth included the following countries, in descending order of frequency: Italy (535 – 95.7%), Romania (8 – 1.4%), France (6 – 1.1%).[10]

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2025". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2026-02-23. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  3. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2025". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2026-02-23. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  4. ^ "Anela". 31 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Forest'Anela". 20 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Domus de Janas di Sos Furrighesos – Anela (SS)".
  7. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2025". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2026-02-23. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  8. ^ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
  9. ^ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  10. ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-02-27. (Click on 'View by country of birth', and on the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)