Ussassai
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Ussassai is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Ogliastra
in the Italian
region Sardinia
, located about 70 km northeast of Cagliari
and about 25 km southwest of Tortolì
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 706 and an area of 47.4 km².
Ussassai borders the municipalities of Gairo
, Osini
, Seui
, Ulassai
.
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 Ogliastra
Province of Ogliastra
Ogliastra is a province in eastern Sardinia, Italy. Ogliastra is the most mountainous province in Sardinia. With only some 58,000 inhabitants, it is also the least populous province of Italy. It corresponds roughly to the medieval Giudicato of Agugliastra...
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 70 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 25 km southwest of Tortolì
Tortolì
Tortolì is a town and comune in Sardinia, co-capital of the Province of Ogliastra with Lanusei.-Geography:Tortolì is situated on the eastern coast of Sardinia. Its port and greatest hamlet is Arbatax, who has also an airport connecting it to continental Italy and the European continent...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 706 and an area of 47.4 km².
Ussassai borders the municipalities of Gairo
Gairo
Gairo is a comune in the Province of Ogliastra in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 80 km northeast of Cagliari and about 15 km southwest of Tortolì...
, Osini
Osini
Osini is a comune in the Province of Ogliastra in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 km northeast of Cagliari and about 20 km southwest of Tortolì. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 925 and an area of 39.6 km².Osini borders the following municipalities:...
, Seui
Seui
Seui is a comune in the Province of Ogliastra in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 km north of Cagliari and about 30 km southwest of Tortolì...
, Ulassai
Ulassai
Ulassai is a comune in the Province of Ogliastra in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 km northeast of Cagliari and about 20 km southwest of Tortolì...
.