Ulassai

Ulassai Ulassa
Comune
Comune di Ulassai
Location of Ulassai
Ulassai Location of Ulassai in Sardinia Ulassai Ulassai (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 39°49′N 9°30′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Nuoro (NU)
Government
• Mayor	Gianluigi Serra
Area
• Total	122.41 km2 (47.26 sq mi)
Elevation	775 m (2,543 ft)
Population  (30 November 2016)
• Total	1,457
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Demonym	Ulassesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	08040
Dialing code	0782
Website	Official website

The Cascades of Lequarci.

Ulassai (Ulassa in Sardinian language) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of Cagliari and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Tortolì.

Ulassai borders the following municipalities: Esterzili, Gairo, Jerzu, Osini, Perdasdefogu, Seui, Tertenia, Ussassai, Villaputzu.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1861 1,575 —     1871 1,591 +1.0% 1881 1,650 +3.7% 1901 2,079 +26.0% 1911 2,193 +5.5% 1921 2,220 +1.2% 1931 2,247 +1.2% 1936 2,224 −1.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 2,320 +4.3% 1961 2,435 +5.0% 1971 2,193 −9.9% 1981 2,050 −6.5% 1991 1,732 −15.5% 2001 1,613 −6.9% 2011 1,517 −6.0% 2021 1,369 −9.8%
Source: ISTAT

Culture

The Stazione dell'arte in 2012

The former railway station of Ulassai is now a contemporary art museum named "Stazione dell'Arte", established in 2006. It holds 140 of the works of Maria Lai (1919-2013), who was born in Ulassai.

External links

• Ulassai and surroundings