Orotelli
Encyclopedia
Orotelli is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Nuoro
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 120 km north of Cagliari
and about 20 km west of Nuoro
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,282 and an area of 61.2 km².
Orotelli borders the following municipalities: Bono
, Bottidda
, Illorai
, Oniferi
, Orani
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Nuoro
Province of Nuoro
The Province of Nuoro is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of Nuoro.It has an area of 3,934 km², and a total population of 161,444. The province is divided into 52 comuni, the largest of which are Nuoro , Siniscola , Macomer , and Dorgali...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, located about 120 km north of Cagliari
Cagliari
Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu...
and about 20 km west of Nuoro
Nuoro
Nuoro is a city and comune in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy, situated on the slopes of the Monte Ortobene. It is the capital of the Province of Nuoro. With a population of 36,443 Nuoro is a city and comune (municipality) in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy, situated on the slopes of the Monte...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,282 and an area of 61.2 km².
Orotelli borders the following municipalities: Bono
Bono, Italy
Bono is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 130 km north of Cagliari and about 50 km southeast of Sassari....
, Bottidda
Bottidda
Bottidda is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 130 km north of Cagliari and about 50 km southeast of Sassari...
, Illorai
Illorai
Illorai is a comune in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 130 km north of Cagliari and about 60 km southeast of Sassari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,053 and an area of 56.9 km².Illorai borders the following municipalities:...
, Oniferi
Oniferi
Oniferi is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 120 km north of Cagliari and about 15 km southwest of Nuoro...
, Orani
Orani, Italy
Orani is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 110 km north of Cagliari and about 15 km southwest of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,113 and an area of 130.8 km².Orani borders the following municipalities: Benetutti,...
.