Golfo Aranci

Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Golfo Aranci-Stemma.png official_name = Comune di Golfo Aranci
name = Golfo Aranci
region = Sardinia
province = Province of Olbia-Tempio (OT)
elevation_m =
area_total_km2 = 38.0
population_as_of = 2004-12-31
population_total = 2206
population_density_km2 = 58
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|41|0|N|9|37|E|type:city(2,206)_region:IT
frazioni = Baia Caddinas, Marinella, Rudalza
telephone = 0789
postalcode = 07020
gentilic = Golfarancini
saint =
day =
mayor =
website = [http://www.comunedigolfoaranci.it/ www.comunedigolfoaranci.it/]
mapy = 9.6167
mapx = 41.0000

Golfo Aranci ( _sc. Figari) is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Olbia-Tempio in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 200 km north of Cagliari and about 13 km northeast of Olbia.

History

The name of the "comune" derives probably from a wrong spelling of the Sardinian "Golfu di li Ranci" ("Gulf of the Crabs"). Once known as Figari, the current city was born in the mid 19th century as a settlement of fishermen. In the early 19th century a Royal Decree made it the main port for the arrivals from the mainland, contributing to its demographic expansion.

External links

* [http://www.comunedigolfoaranci.it/ Official website]