Tusa, Sicily

Tusa
Comune di Tusa
Castel di Tusa
Castel di Tusa
Tusa is located in Italy
Tusa
Tusa
Location of Tusa in Italy
Tusa is located in Sicily
Tusa
Tusa
Tusa (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°59′N 14°14′E / 37.983°N 14.233°E / 37.983; 14.233
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityMessina (ME)
Area
 • Total
41.07 km2 (15.86 sq mi)
Elevation
614 m (2,014 ft)
Population
 (2026)[2][3]
 • Total
2,480
 • Density60.4/km2 (156/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
98079
Dialing code0921

Tusa is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Palermo and about 120 kilometres (75 mi) west of Messina. It has 2,480 inhabitants.[4][5]

Tusa borders the municipalities of Motta d'Affermo, Pettineo, and San Mauro Castelverde.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 2,480, of which 50.1% are male, and 49.9% are female. Minors make up 10.6% of the population, and seniors make up 30.8%.[6][7]

Immigration

As of 2025, of the known countries of birth of 2,449 residents, the most numerous are: Italy (2,388 – 97.5%).[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  3. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
  4. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  5. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
  6. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  7. ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2026-01-01. Retrieved 2026-04-01.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
  8. ^ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
  9. ^ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  10. ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-02-27. (Click on 'View by country of birth', and on the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
  11. ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-02-27.The file URL linking on technical dataset.