Furthermore Arbus territory also includes several hamlets, among which Ingurtosu and Montevecchio are particularly important since they still show tangible signs of the rather intensive mineral extraction that took place especially during the XIX and the first half of the XX century, in nowadays non-operational extraction sites that are now part of the "parco geominerario storico ed ambientale della Sardegna" (i.e. Sardinian Environmental and Historical Geomineral Park, also known as Geological, Mining Park of Sardinia). Moreover, the town is well renowned also for its black sheep, that is bred virtually only there, whose milk, and other products derived from them, are listed among the Prodotti agroalimentari tradizionali (P.A.T.) (Traditional Agricultural Products), and for the "Arburesa" kind of knife, a typical knife handcrafted in town. With an area of , Arbus is the third largest municipality in Sardinia.