Muros, Sardinia
Muros | |
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| Comune di Muros | |
.JPG) View of Muros | |
  Muros Location of Muros in Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′N 8°37′E / 40.683°N 8.617°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Metropolitan city | Sassari (SS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.23 km2 (4.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2026)[2] | |
• Total | 822 |
| • Density | 73.2/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07030 |
| Dialing code | 079 |
Muros (Sardinian for 'walls') is a town and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Cagliari and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of Sassari. It has 822 inhabitants.[2]
Muros borders the municipalities of Cargeghe, Osilo, Ossi, and Sassari.
Demographics
As of 2026, the population is 822, of which 49.6% are male, and 50.4% are female. Minors make up 14.6% of the population, and seniors make up 22.5%.[2]
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Immigration
As of 2025, immigrants make up 3.8% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Germany, Morocco, Tunisia, Belgium, and Romania.[5]
References
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- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- 1 2 3 "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.