Erula (
Gallurese
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: ''Èrula'', ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Sassari
The province of Sassari (; ; ; ; ) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital was the city of Sassari. On 1 April 2025, the province was suppressed in favor of the new Metropolitan City of Sassari, which corres ...
in the
Italian
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region
Sardinia
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, located about north of
Cagliari
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and about east of
Sassari
Sassari ( ; ; ; ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 120,497 inhabitants as of 2025, and a functional urban area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, it contains ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 807 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute ]Istat
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.
The municipality of Erula contains the ''
frazioni
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'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Sa Mela and Tettile.
Erula borders the following municipalities:
Chiaramonti
Chiaramonti (Gallurese language, Gallurese: ''Chjaramònti'', , literally "Clear Mountains") is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italy, Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about east of Sassar ...
,
Ozieri
Ozieri () is a ''comune'' (municipality) of approximatively 11,000 inhabitants in the province of Sassari, in the Italian region of Sardinia, in the Logudoro historical region.
Its cathedral of the Immacolata is the episcopal see of the Roman C ...
,
Perfugas
Perfugas (Gallurese: ''Pelfica'', ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about northeast of Sassari.
Perfugas borders the following municipalities: Bortig ...
,
Tempio Pausania
Tempio Pausania (; ) is a town of about 14,000 inhabitants in the Gallura region of northern Sardinia, Italy, in the province of Sassari. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
History
Cultural and de ...
,
Tula.
Demographic evolution
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References
Cities and towns in Sardinia
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