Siniscola
Encyclopedia
Siniscola is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Nuoro
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 160 km northeast of Cagliari
and about 45 km northeast of Nuoro
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Siniscola borders the following municipalities: Irgoli
, Lodè
, Lula
, Onifai
, Orosei
, Posada, Torpè
.
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 160 km northeast 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 45 km northeast 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...
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Siniscola borders the following municipalities: Irgoli
Irgoli
Irgoli is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 140 km northeast of Cagliari and about 30 km northeast of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,277 and an area of 75.0 km².Irgoli borders the following municipalities:...
, Lodè
Lodè
Lodè is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 km north of Cagliari and about 35 km northeast of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,110 and an area of 120.9 km²....
, Lula
Lula, Italy
Lula is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 220 km north of the regional capital Cagliari and about 40 km northeast of the provincial capital Nuoro...
, Onifai
Onifai
Onifai is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 200 km north of Cagliari, about 40 km east of Nuoro and just 5 km inland from the gulf of Orosei. Economy is based merely on agricolture and shepherding...
, Orosei
Orosei
Orosei is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 140 km northeast of Cagliari and about 30 km east of Nuoro...
, Posada, Torpè
Torpè
Torpè is a comune in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 160 km northeast of Cagliari and about 45 km northeast of Nuoro...
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