Orosei
Comune in Sardinia, Italy
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Orosei (Sardinian: Orosèi) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) northeast of Cagliari and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Nuoro.
Orosei | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Orosei | |
.JPG) Orosei - panorama | |
  Orosei Location of Orosei in Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′N 9°42′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Nuoro (NU) |
| Frazioni | Sos Alinos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elisa Farris |
| Area | |
• Total | 91 km2 (35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (31 July 2016)[2] | |
• Total | 7,025 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Oroseini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08028 |
| Dialing code | 0784 |
| ISTAT code | 091063 |
| Patron saint | San Giacomo |
| Saint day | 25th July |
| Website | Official website |
The town has around 7000 inhabitants and 27 documented churches with 13 that still survive today, including San Giacomo Apostolo, Su Remediu and Sant'Antonio Abate.[3]
Orosei borders the following municipalities: Dorgali, Galtellì, Onifai, Siniscola.
Orosei has tourist-destination beaches, including the Gulf of Orosei, Cala Ginepro, Sas Linnas Sicca, Cala Liberotto and the Bidderosa Oasis.[4]
The town recognizes three religious festivals, Sant'Isidoro, Santa Maria 'e Mare and Sant'Antonio Abate. They celebrate with processions.[4] In particular, Sant'Antonio is celebrated with a big fire.
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Geography
Orosei is located on the Cedrino, an 80 kilometres (50 mi) long river. The highest mountain, shared with Galtellì, is the Tuttavista Mount: it's 806 metres (2,644 ft) high. It is a limestone massif.
Climate
| Climate data for Orosei (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51.7 (2.04) |
45.0 (1.77) |
41.6 (1.64) |
44.6 (1.76) |
31.7 (1.25) |
16.3 (0.64) |
6.5 (0.26) |
10.9 (0.43) |
45.8 (1.80) |
77.5 (3.05) |
99.7 (3.93) |
87.5 (3.44) |
558.8 (22.00) |
| Source: Climatologia della Sardegna per il trentennio 1981-2010 | |||||||||||||
