Arborea
Arborea | |
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| Comune di Arborea | |
Corso Italia street | |
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Coat of arms | |
Arborea Location of Arborea in Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 39°46′N 08°35′E / 39.767°N 8.583°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Oristano |
| Frazioni | Centro I, Centro II, S'Ungroni, Luri, Linnas, Torrevecchia, Pompongias |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manuela Pintus |
| Area | |
• Total | 94.96 km2 (36.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Total | 3,708 |
| • Density | 39.05/km2 (101.1/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Arborensi Arborensus |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09092 |
| Dialing code | 0783 |
| Patron saint | St. John Bosco |
| Saint day | 31 January |
| Website | Official website |
Arborea is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. It has 3,708 inhabitants.[3]
Arborea borders the municipalities of Marrubiu, Santa Giusta, and Terralba.
Name
Arborea is named after, and lies within, the medieval Giudicato of Arborea, which had its capital, at various periods, in nearby Tharros and Oristano. The town was originally named Villaggio Mussolini (with which it was inaugurated on 29 October 1928) by the fascist government in honor of the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Less than two years later, the name was revised to Mussolinia di Sardegna ("Mussolinia of Sardinia", to distinguish the town from Mussolinia di Sicilia, now Santo Pietro in the commune of Caltagirone, Province of Catania).[4] The current name was adopted after World War II.
History
Arborea was built by the fascist government of Italy in the 1920s, after the draining of the marshes which covered the area. The village was populated by families, mostly composed of peasants, who came from the regions of Veneto and Friuli in north-eastern Italy.
Demographics
As of 2025, the population is 3,708, of which 49.9% are male, and 50.1% are female. Minors make up 13.1% of the population, and seniors make up 26.3%.[5]
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Immigration
Of the 3,691 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 (3,607 – 97.7%), India (22 – 0.6%).[8]
Economy
The economy is largely based on agriculture and cattle breeding with production of vegetables, rice, fruit and milk (notably the local milk product Arborea).
Twin towns - sister cities
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- ^ "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)
- ^ "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)
- ^ voce "Arborea" da F.C. Casula, Dizionario Storico Sardo, Carlo Delfino Editore, 2001, Sassari
- ^ "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)
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ^ "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)
External links
Media related to Arborea at Wikimedia Commons
- History of Arborea and Mussolinia (in Italian)