Aggius | |
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| Comune di Aggius | |
View of Aggius | |
| Coordinates: 40°55′23″N 9°3′52″E / 40.92306°N 9.06444°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Gallura North-East Sardinia |
| Frazioni | Bonaita |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicola Muzzu[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 86.31 km2 (33.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 514 m (1,686 ft) |
| Population (2025)[3] | |
• Total | 1,398 |
| • Density | 16.20/km2 (41.95/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Aggesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07020 |
| Dialing code | 079 |
| Website | Official website |
Aggius (Gallurese: Agghju, Sardinian: Azos) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Gallura North-East Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 190 kilometres (120 mi) north of Cagliari and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Olbia. It has a population of 1,398.[3]
Aggius borders the following municipalities: Aglientu, Bortigiadas, Tempio Pausania, Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola, Viddalba.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2025, Aggius has a population of 1,398, of whom 48.1% are male and 51.9% are female, compared to the nationwide average of 49.0% and 51.0% respectively. Minors make up 11.7% of the population, and seniors make up 31.3%, compared to the Italian average of 14.9% and 24.7% respectively.[3]
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Immigration
[edit]As of 2024, the foreign-born population is 42, making up to 3.0% of the population. The 5 largest foreign nationalities are Moroccans (12), French (7), Belgians (3), Russians (3) and Ukrainians (3).[6]
References
[edit]- ^ « La Maddalena, trionfo di Luca Montella > Il nuovo sindaco prende quasi il 50 per cento dei voti. Ad Aggius eletto Nicola Muzzu. A Santa Teresa Stefano Pisciottu », La Nuova Sardegna, 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.