Urzulei

Urzulei
Orthullè
Comune di Urzulei
View of Urzulei
Urzulei
Location of Urzulei in Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°6′N 9°30′E / 40.100°N 9.500°E / 40.100; 9.500
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceOgliastra
FrazioniSilana
Area
 • Total
129.64 km2 (50.05 sq mi)
Elevation
511 m (1,677 ft)
Population
 (2025)[2]
 • Total
1,043
 • Density8.045/km2 (20.84/sq mi)
DemonymUrzuleini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
08040
Dialing code0782
WebsiteOfficial website

Urzulei (Sardinian: Orthullè) is a village and comune (municipality) in the Province of Ogliastra in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Cagliari and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Tortolì. It has 1,043 inhabitants.[2]

The municipality of Urzulei contains the frazione (subdivision) Silana.

Urzulei borders the following municipalities: Baunei, Dorgali, Orgosolo, Talana, Triei.

Demographics

As of 2025, the population is 1,043, of which 50.2% are male, and 49.8% are female. Minors make up 10.6% of the population, and seniors make up 29.2%.[3]

Immigration

Of the 1,041 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 (1,018 – 97.8%), Germany (9 – 0.9%), Romania (7 – 0.7%).[6]

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. ^ a b "Resident population". ISTAT.
  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. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  6. ^ "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)