Sorgono
Comune in Sardinia, Italy
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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 mi2).[3]
Sorgono
Sòrgono | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Sorgono | |
  Sorgono Location of Sorgono in Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 40°2′N 9°6′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 | 34.3/km2 (88.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08038 |
| Dialing code | 0784 |
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.
Demographic evolution
Notable Resident
Giovanni Melis Fois- (1916-2009) was born here. Francesca Barracciu, MEP - born here in 1966[4]
