Sorgono

Sorgono
Sòrgono (Sardinian)
Comune
Comune di Sorgono
View of Sorgono
View of Sorgono
Sorgono is located in Sardinia
Sorgono
Sorgono
Location within Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°2′N 9°6′E / 40.033°N 9.100°E / 40.033; 9.100
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceNuoro (NU)
Area
 • Total
56.05 km2 (21.64 sq mi)
Elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (2026)
 • Total
1,434
 • Density25.58/km2 (66.26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
08038
Dialing code0784

Sorgono (Sardinian: Sòrgono) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Cagliari and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Nuoro. It has 1,434 inhabitants.

The novelist D. H. Lawrence visited Sorgono in 1921 and described the town and its inhabitants in Chapter 5 of Sea and Sardinia.

Sorgono borders the municipalities of Atzara, Austis, Belvì, Neoneli, Ortueri, Samugheo, Tiana, and Tonara.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 1,434, of which 50.4% are male, and 49.6% are female. Minors make up 10.4% of the population, and seniors make up 33.2%.

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 4.6% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Morocco, France, the Netherlands, Romania, and Germany.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
  4. ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  5. ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
  6. ↑ "Francesca BARRACCIU". Europa. Retrieved 13 February 2014.