Golfo Aranci | |
Official Name: | Comune di Golfo Aranci |
Pushpin Map: | Italy Sardinia |
Coordinates: | 41°N 46°W |
Region: | Sardinia |
Province: | Sassari (SS) |
Frazioni: | Bados, Marinella, Nodu Pianu, Rudalza |
Mayor: | Giuseppe Fasolino |
Area Total Km2: | 37.43 |
Population Total: | 2475 |
Population As Of: | 31 August 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Golfarancini |
Elevation M: | 19 |
Postal Code: | 07020 |
Area Code: | 0789 |
Golfo Aranci (Figari; Sardinian: Fìgari) is a Italian: [[comune]] (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 200km (100miles) north of Cagliari and about 13km (08miles) northeast of Olbia.
The town's name, literally "Gulf [of the] Oranges", actually derives from a recent Italianization of the Gallurese toponym Golfu di li Ranci ("Gulf of the Crabs").[1] It was previously known only as Figari.
The current town grew up in the mid-18th century as a fishing port. In the early 19th century a Royal Decree made it into the main port for the arrivals from the Italian mainland, contributing to its population growth.