Villaputzu is a municipality in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region and island of Sardinia, located about 45 kilometres northeast of the Sardinian capital Cagliari. It is located in a short plain at the mouth of the Flumendosa river, next to the Sarrabus hill. The village of Villaputzu is a part of the historic region of Sarrabus, whose municipalities are Villaputzu, Muravera, San Vito and Castiadas. Villaputzu was the birthplace of launeddas instrumentist Efisio Melis.