Ploaghe

Ploaghe
Piaghe
Comune
Comune di Ploaghe
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Ploaghe is located in Sardinia
Ploaghe
Ploaghe
Location within Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°40′N 8°45′E / 40.667°N 8.750°E / 40.667; 8.750
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
Metropolitan citySassari (SS)
Government
 • MayorCarlo Sotgiu
Area
 • Total
96.27 km2 (37.17 sq mi)
Elevation
427 m (1,401 ft)
Population
 (2026)
 • Total
4,201
 • Density43.64/km2 (113.0/sq mi)
DemonymPloaghesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
07017
Dialing code079
WebsiteOfficial website

Ploaghe (Sardinian: Piàghe) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Cagliari and about 21 kilometres (13 mi) southeast of Sassari. It has 4,201 inhabitants.

San Michele abbey

Ploaghe borders the municipalities of Ardara, Chiaramonti, Codrongianos, Nulvi, Osilo, and Siligo.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 4,201, of which 49.8% are males, and 50.2% are females. Minors make up 13.9% of the population, and seniors make up 28.4%.

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 3.8% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Morocco, Romania, France, Switzerland, and Germany.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  5. ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
  6. ↑ Brief biography of Giovanni Spano (in Italian).