Aritzo

Aritzo
Comune
Comune di Aritzo
View of Aritzo
View of Aritzo
Aritzo is located in Sardinia
Aritzo
Aritzo
Location within Sardinia
Coordinates: 39°57′N 9°12′E / 39.950°N 9.200°E / 39.950; 9.200
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
Province Nuoro
Government
 • MayorPaolo Fontana
Area
 • Total
75.58 km2 (29.18 sq mi)
Elevation
796 m (2,612 ft)
Population
 (2026)
 • Total
1,272
 • Density16.83/km2 (43.59/sq mi)
DemonymAritzesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
08031
Dialing code0784
WebsiteOfficial website

Aritzo (Sardinian: Arìtzo) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Cagliari and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Nuoro. It has 1,272 inhabitants.

Aritzo borders the municipalities of Arzana, Belvì, Desulo, Gadoni, Laconi, Meana Sardo, and Seulo.

A child wearing the traditional cloth from Aritzo

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 1,272, of which 59.4% are male, and 40.6% are female. Minors make up 10.4% of the population, and seniors make up 27.4%.

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 12.3% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Burkina Faso.

References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. ↑ "Classificazioni statistiche – anno 2026". www.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-02-27. (Click the section named 'Classificazioni statistiche e dimensione dei comuni', download the link at the bottom, unzip the zip file, open either in CSV or XLSX and scroll down to the municipality)
  3. ↑ "Classificazioni statistiche – anno 2026". www.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-02-27.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
  4. 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
  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 citizenship". ISTAT.