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Ballao Ballau
Comune
Comune di Ballao
Church of Maria Maddalena
Coat of arms
Ballao Location of Ballao in Sardinia
Coordinates: 39°33′N 9°22′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Metropolitan city	Cagliari
Government
• Mayor	Severino Cubeddu
Area
• Total	46.63 km2 (18.00 sq mi)
Elevation	98 m (322 ft)
Population  (2026)
• Total	706
• Density	15.1/km2 (39.2/sq mi)
Demonym	Ballaesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	09040
Dialing code	070

Ballao (Sardinian: Ballau) is a village and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Cagliari, in the Gerrei traditional subregion. It has 706 inhabitants.

Ballao borders the municipalities of Armungia, Escalaplano, Goni, Perdasdefogu, San Nicolò Gerrei, Silius, and Villaputzu.

History

It was founded around 1300, when the inhabitants of the ancient hill village of Nuraxi moved in the nearby plain, nearer to the Flumendosa river, to improve their agricultural output. It is home to the Funtana Coberta, a Bronze Age archaeological site.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 706, of which 50.8% are male, and 49.2% are female. Minors make up 10.6% of the population, and seniors make up 34.6%.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	937	—
1871	942	+0.5%
1881	1,006	+6.8%
1901	1,181	+17.4%
1911	1,477	+25.1%
1921	1,295	−12.3%
1931	1,229	−5.1%
1936	1,327	+8.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	1,580	+19.1%
1961	1,679	+6.3%
1971	1,359	−19.1%
1981	1,220	−10.2%
1991	1,086	−11.0%
2001	971	−10.6%
2011	877	−9.7%
2021	731	−16.6%

Source: ISTAT

Immigration

As of 2025, of the known countries of birth of 712 residents, the most numerous are: Italy (678 – 95.2%), Germany (26 – 3.7%).

External links

• Official website