Tertenia is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces ('' province''). The can ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Nuoro The province of Nuoro ( it, provincia di Nuoro; sc, provìntzia de Nùgoro) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of Nuoro. It has an area of , and, , a total population of 210,972. The provin ...

in the Italian region

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label= Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label= Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, af ...

, located about northeast of

Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitan ...

and about south of

Tortolì Tortolì (; sc, Tortolì or ; la, Portus Ilii) is a town and '' comune'' in Sardinia, in the Province of Nuoro. Geography Tortolì is situated on the eastern coast of Sardinia. Its port and greatest hamlet is Arbatax, which has also an airpo ...

. Tertenia borders the following municipalities: Cardedu, Gairo, Jerzu,

Lanusei Lanusei (; ) is a town and '' comune'' in Sardinia in the Province of Nuoro. References Cities and towns in Sardinia {{Sardinia-geo-stub ...

Loceri Loceri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about southwest of Tortolì. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,290 and an area of .All demogra ...

, Osini,

Ulassai Ulassai (Ulassa in Sardinian language) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about southwest of Tortolì. Ulassai borders the following municipalities: ...

. It is located in a high valley at the base of Mt. Arbu and Mt. Ferru, along the Rio Quirra river.

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Cities and towns in Sardinia {{Sardinia-geo-stub