Arborea is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. It has 3,701 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.
Arborea borders the municipalities of Marrubiu, Santa Giusta, and Terralba.
Name Arborea is named after, and lies within, the medieval Giudicato of Arborea, which had its capital, at various periods, in nearby Tharros and Oristano. The town was originally named Villaggio Mussolini (with which it was inaugurated on 29 October 1928) by the fascist government in honor of the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Less than two years later, the name was revised to Mussolinia di Sardegna ("Mussolinia of Sardinia", to distinguish the town from Mussolinia di Sicilia, now Santo Pietro in the commune of Caltagirone, Province of Catania).voce "Arborea" da F.C. Casula, Dizionario Storico Sardo, Carlo Delfino Editore, 2001, Sassari The current name was adopted after World War II.
History
Arborea was built by the fascist government of Italy in the 1920s, after the draining of the marshes which covered the area. The village was populated by families, mostly composed of peasants, who came from the regions of Veneto and Friuli in north-eastern Italy.
Demographics As of 2026, the population is 3,701, of which 49.8% are male, and 50.2% are female. Minors make up 12.9% of the population, and seniors make up 27.2%. (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 3,691 residents, the most numerous are: Italy (3,607 – 97.7%), India (22 – 0.6%). (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.
Economy The economy is largely based on agriculture and cattle breeding with production of vegetables, rice, fruit and milk (notably the local milk product Arborea).
Twin towns and sister cities Mortegliano, Italy Sermoneta, Italy Zevio, Italy Villorba, Italy
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History of Arborea and Mussolinia