Bortigali
Bortigali
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| Comune di Bortigali | |
 View of Bortigali | |
  Bortigali Location of Bortigali in Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 40°17′N 8°50′E / 40.283°N 8.833°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Province of Nuoro (NU) |
| Frazioni | Mulargia |
| Area | |
• Total | 67.33 km2 (26.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft) |
| Population (2026)[2] | |
• Total | 1,218 |
| • Density | 18.09/km2 (46.85/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bortigalesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08012 |
| Dialing code | 0785 |
Bortigali (Sardinian: Bortigale) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Cagliari and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of Nuoro. It has 1,218 inhabitants.[2]
The municipality of Bortigali contains the frazione (subdivision) Mulargia, and borders the municipalities of Birori, Bolotana, Dualchi, Macomer, and Silanus.
Climate
| Climate data for Bortigali | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9 (48) |
10 (50) |
12 (53) |
15 (59) |
19 (66) |
24 (75) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
24 (75) |
19 (66) |
13 (55) |
10 (50) |
17 (62) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3 (37) |
3 (37) |
5 (41) |
7 (44) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
16 (60) |
17 (62) |
14 (57) |
10 (50) |
7 (44) |
5 (41) |
9 (48) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 99 (3.9) |
110 (4.4) |
81 (3.2) |
71 (2.8) |
38 (1.5) |
33 (1.3) |
5.1 (0.2) |
13 (0.5) |
41 (1.6) |
97 (3.8) |
130 (5.1) |
120 (4.6) |
830 (32.8) |
| Source: Weatherbase [3] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
As of 2026, the population is 1,218, of which 47.5% are male, and 52.5% are female. Minors make up 10.1% of the population, and seniors make up 35.1%.[2]
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| Source: ISTAT[4][5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigration
As of 2025, immigrants make up 7.5% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Switzerland, Morocco, Argentina, and France.[6]
References
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- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Bortigali, Italy". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.