Uta, Sardinia

Uta (Sardinian: Udacode: srd promoted to code: sc ), is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Cagliari. It has 8,914 inhabitants.^[2]

Uta Uda (Sardinian)
Comune
Comune di Uta
Church of Santa Maria
Coat of arms
Location of Uta
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Coordinates: 39°17′N 8°57′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Metropolitan city	Cagliari (CA)
Government
• Mayor	Giacomo Porcu
Area [1]
• Total	134.4 km2 (51.9 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2025)[2]
• Total	8,914
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Demonym	Utesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	09010
Dialing code	070
Website	Official website

The main attraction is the Romanesque church of Santa Maria. In the area near Monte Arcosu were found also some Nuragic bronzes, in 1849.

Uta borders the following municipalities: Assemini, Capoterra, Decimomannu, Siliqua, Villaspeciosa.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1861 1,723 —     1871 1,594 −7.5% 1881 1,539 −3.5% 1901 1,640 +6.6% 1911 1,956 +19.3% 1921 2,042 +4.4% 1931 2,216 +8.5% 1936 2,396 +8.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 3,314 +38.3% 1961 4,421 +33.4% 1971 5,027 +13.7% 1981 5,696 +13.3% 1991 6,317 +10.9% 2001 6,692 +5.9% 2011 7,859 +17.4% 2021 8,671 +10.3%
Source: ISTAT[3][4]