Giba, Sardinia
Giba | |
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| Comune di Giba | |
 Santa Marta Church | |
  Giba Location within Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 39°4′N 8°38′E / 39.067°N 8.633°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Sulcis Iglesiente |
| Frazioni | Villarios |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea Pisanu |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.44 km2 (11.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Population (2026)[2] | |
• Total | 1,861 |
| • Density | 61.14/km2 (158.3/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Gibai |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09010 |
| Dialing code | 0781 |
| Patron saint | St. Peter |
| Saint day | 29 June |
| Website | Official website |
Giba is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Sulcis Iglesiente in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. It has 1,861 inhabitants.[2]
Located in the southwestern Sulcis region of the island, the municipality consists of the villages of Giba proper, and Villarios, some 4 kilometres (2 mi) to the southwest, bordering on Masainas to the south, Piscinas to the east, Villaperuccio to the northeast, Tratalias to the north, and San Giovanni Suergiu to the northwest.
Two state roads cross the territory of Giba, the SS195 "Sulcitana" and the SS293.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2026, the population is 1,861, of which 49.0% are male, and 51.0% are female. Minors make up 9.6% of the population, and seniors make up 33.6%.[2]
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Immigration
[edit]As of 2025, immigrants make up 5.4% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Poland, Romania, Morocco, Germany, and France.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
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