What is the population of Arbatassa/Arbatax, Sardinia?

Arbatassa/Arbatax has a population of approximately 2,202 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Arbatassa/Arbatax, Sardinia located?

Arbatassa/Arbatax is located in Sardinia, Italy, at approximate coordinates 39.9361°, 9.7071°.

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Arbatassa/Arbatax

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Arbatassa/Arbatax

Total population

2,202

Elevation11 m

Coordinates39.94°, 9.71°

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Elevation

11 m

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Overview

Arbatax is the largest hamlet of Tortolì, Sardinia, in Italy, with a population of almost 5,000 inhabitants.

History & geography

History

The origin of the name Arbatax is uncertain. According to German linguist Max Leopold Wagner, it is derived from an Arabic word, which means "14th Tower", and refers to the nearby watchtower built by the Spaniards to protect the territory from the incursion of Arab pirates. This theory is nowadays denied because it has no logical coherence and no historical or cultural connection with Sardinia: the linguist Massimo Pittau believes that it derives from the Latin arbutus, "strawberry tree", a common plant in the area and which gave rise to other Sardinian toponyms, since the location in the Sardinian language is written Arbatassa not Arbatax. The founders of Arbatax were Campanian fishermen from the island of Ponza, located in Lazio, close to the coast of the Italian Peninsula. The location assumed importance in the 1960s after the construction of the main Sardinian paper mill.