Sorgono
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Sorgono
Sòrgono | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Sorgono | |
Location of Sorgono  | |
  Sorgono Location of Sorgono in Sardinia  Sorgono Sorgono (Sardinia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°2′N 9°6′E / 40.033°N 9.100°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Province of Nuoro (NU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 56.2 km2 (21.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
• Total | 1,927 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08038 |
| Dialing code | 0784 |
Sorgono (Sardinian: Sòrgono) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Cagliari and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,927 and an area of 56.2 square kilometres (21.7 sq mi).[3]
Sorgono borders the following municipalities: Atzara, Austis, Belvì, Neoneli, Ortueri, Samugheo, Tiana, Tonara.
The novelist D. H. Lawrence visited Sorgono in 1921 and described the town and its inhabitants in Chapter 5 of Sea and Sardinia.
