Sinnai

Not to be confused with Sinai (disambiguation).

Sinnai, Sìnnia in Sardinian language, is a comune (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Cagliari. It has 17,364 inhabitants.^[2]

Sinnai Sìnnia
Comune
Comune di Sinnai
Church of Santa Barbara
Coat of arms
Location of Sinnai
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Coordinates: 39°18′N 9°12′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Metropolitan city	Cagliari (CA)
Frazioni	San Gregorio, Solanas, Tasonis
Area [1]
• Total	223.4 km2 (86.3 sq mi)
Elevation	133 m (436 ft)
Population  (2025)[2]
• Total	17,364
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym	Sinnaesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	09048
Dialing code	070
Website	Official website

Sinnai borders the following municipalities: Burcei, Castiadas, Dolianova, Maracalagonis, Quartucciu, San Vito, Settimo San Pietro, Soleminis, Villasalto, Villasimius.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1861 2,984 —     1871 2,977 −0.2% 1881 3,101 +4.2% 1901 3,847 +24.1% 1911 4,444 +15.5% 1921 4,658 +4.8% 1931 5,122 +10.0% 1936 5,617 +9.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 6,736 +19.9% 1961 7,725 +14.7% 1971 8,799 +13.9% 1981 11,229 +27.6% 1991 13,086 +16.5% 2001 15,235 +16.4% 2011 16,730 +9.8% 2021 17,323 +3.5%
Source: ISTAT[3][4]

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