Onifai
Onifai
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| Comune di Onifai | |
 View of Onifai | |
  Onifai Location within Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 40°2′N 9°3′E / 40.033°N 9.050°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Nuoro (NU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.19 km2 (16.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2026) | |
• Total | 728 |
| • Density | 16.9/km2 (43.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08020 |
| Dialing code | 0437 |
Onifai (Sardinian: Oniai) is a village and comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Cagliari, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Nuoro and just 5 kilometres (3 mi) inland from the gulf of Orosei. It has 728 inhabitants.
The economy is based on agriculture and shepherding. Onifai is well known for its pecorino cheese (most production is exported to the European continent, United States and Canada) and vernaccia wine made with Cannonau grapes.
Onifai borders the municipalities of Galtellì, Irgoli, Orosei, and Siniscola.
Demographics
As of 2026, the population is 728, of which 46.8% are male, and 53.2% are female. Minors make up 13.3% of the population, and seniors make up 29.7%.
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Immigration
As of 2025, immigrants make up 7.9% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Pakistan, Romania, Switzerland, Morocco, and France.
References
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
- ↑ "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 citizenship". ISTAT.