Villanovaforru

Villanovaforru
Biddanoa de Forru
Comune di Villanovaforru
Villanovaforru
Location of Villanovaforru in Sardinia
Coordinates: 39°38′N 8°52′E / 39.633°N 8.867°E / 39.633; 8.867
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceMedio Campidano
Area
 • Total
10.93 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)[2]
 • Total
695
 • Density63.6/km2 (165/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09020
Dialing code070

Villanovaforru (Sardinian: Biddanoa de Forru) is a village and comune (municipality) in the Province of Medio Campidano in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Cagliari and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northwest of Sanluri. It has 695 inhabitants.[3]

Villanovaforru borders the municipalities of Collinas, Lunamatrona, Sanluri, and Sardara.

Demographics

As of 2025, the population is 695, of which 62.2% are male, and 37.8% are female. Minors make up 5.2% of the population, and seniors make up 25%.[4]

Immigration

Of the 692 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 (518 – 74.9%), Pakistan (98 – 14.2%), Afghanistan (22 – 3.2%), Bangladesh (17 – 2.5%), Germany (10 – 1.5%), France (6 – 0.9%).[7]

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. ^ "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)
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  7. ^ "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)

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