Esterzili

Esterzili Istersili
Comune
Comune di Esterzili
View from the S. Vittoria mountain
Coat of arms
Esterzili Location of Esterzili in Sardinia
Coordinates: 39°47′N 9°17′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Metropolitan city	Cagliari (CA)
Government
• Mayor	Giovanna Melis
Area
• Total	100.74 km2 (38.90 sq mi)
Elevation	731 m (2,398 ft)
Population  (2026)
• Total	536
• Density	5.32/km2 (13.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Esterzilesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	08030
Dialing code	0782

Esterzili (Sardinian: Italy, Stersili) is a village and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Cagliari. It has 536 inhabitants.

Esterzili borders the municipalities: Escalaplano, Nurri, Orroli, Sadali, Seui, and Ulassai.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 536, of which 49.1% are male, and 50.9% are female. Minors make up 8.6% of the population, and seniors make up 36.0%.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	714	—
1871	756	+5.9%
1881	748	−1.1%
1901	1,012	+35.3%
1911	1,148	+13.4%
1921	1,126	−1.9%
1931	1,245	+10.6%
1936	1,284	+3.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	1,445	+12.5%
1961	1,641	+13.6%
1971	1,390	−15.3%
1981	1,235	−11.2%
1991	950	−23.1%
2001	844	−11.2%
2011	721	−14.6%
2021	565	−21.6%

Source: ISTAT

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 1.3% of the total population. The foreign countries of birth are Romania, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, and Kyrgyzstan.