Ballao () is a village and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about northeast of Cagliari, in the Gerrei traditional subregion. It has 706 inhabitants. (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)The file URL linking on technical dataset.
Ballao borders the municipalities of Armungia, Escalaplano, Goni, Perdasdefogu, San Nicolò Gerrei, Silius, and Villaputzu.
History It was founded around 1300, when the inhabitants of the ancient hill village of Nuraxi moved in the nearby plain, nearer to the Flumendosa river, to improve their agricultural output. It is home to the Funtana Coberta, a Bronze Age archaeological site.
Demographics As of 2026, the population is 706, of which 50.8% are male, and 49.2% are female. Minors make up 10.6% of the population, and seniors make up 34.6%. (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)The file URL linking on technical dataset.
Immigration As of 2025, of the known countries of birth of 712 residents, the most numerous are: Italy (678 – 95.2%), Germany (26 – 3.7%). (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)The file URL linking on technical dataset.
References
External links
Official website