Torpè
Comune in Sardinia, Italy
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Torpè (Sardinian: Torpè) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Cagliari and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,757 and an area of 92.2 square kilometres (35.6 mi2).[3]
Torpè | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Torpè | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′N 9°41′E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Province of Nuoro (NU) |
| Frazioni | Biddanoa |
| Area | |
• Total | 92.2 km2 (35.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
• Total | 2,757 |
| • Density | 29.9/km2 (77.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Torpeini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08020 |
| Dialing code | 0784 |
The municipality of Torpè contains the following frazioni (subdivisions): Biddanoa, Talava, Concas, Su cossu, Brunella.
Torpè borders the following municipalities: Budoni, Lodè, Padru, Posada, San Teodoro, Siniscola.
Demographic evolution

Climate
The climate is CSA (Hot summer Mediterranean) with an annual average temperature of 17.15 Celsius.
| Climate data for Torpe (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64.2 (2.53) |
52.0 (2.05) |
61.1 (2.41) |
59.6 (2.35) |
35.8 (1.41) |
18.7 (0.74) |
5.5 (0.22) |
15.3 (0.60) |
53.7 (2.11) |
76.1 (3.00) |
114.3 (4.50) |
100.4 (3.95) |
656.7 (25.85) |
| Source: Climatologia della Sardegna per il trentennio 1981-2010 | |||||||||||||