Urzulei (Orthullè in
Sardinian language
Sardinian or Sard ( , , , , or , ) is a Romance languages, Romance language spoken by the Sardinians on the Western Mediterranean island of Sardinia.
The original character of the Sardinian language among the Romance idioms has long been know ...
) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Nuoro in the
Italian region
Sardinia
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, 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 northwest of
Tortolì
Tortolì (; or ; ) 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 airport that once connected it to con ...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,412 and an area of .
[All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.]
The municipality of Urzulei contains the ''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...
'' (subdivision) Silana.
Urzulei borders the following municipalities:
Baunei,
Dorgali,
Orgosolo,
Talana,
Triei.
Demographic evolution
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References
External links
www.comunediurzulei.itUrzulei S2K
Cities and towns in Sardinia
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