Tertenia is a ''
comune
A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Nuoro in the
Italian region
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; ; ) is the Mediterranean islands#By area, second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia an ...
, located about northeast of
Cagliari
Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...
and about south of
Tortolì.
Tertenia borders the following municipalities:
Cardedu,
Gairo,
Jerzu
Jerzu (sardinian language, Sardinian: Jersu), is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italy, Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about southwest of Tortolì. As of 31 December 2004, it had a pop ...
,
Lanusei,
Loceri,
Osini,
Ulassai
Ulassai (Ulassa in Sardinian language) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italy, Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about southwest of Tortolì.
Ulassai borders the following municipali ...
.
It is located in a high valley at the base of Mt. Arbu and Mt. Ferru, along the Rio Quirra river.
References
Cities and towns in Sardinia
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