Sorgono
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| official_name = Comune di Sorgono
| native_name = Sòrgono
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| region = Sardinia
| province = Province of Nuoro (NU)
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| area_total_km2 = 56.2
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| population_total = 1927
| population_as_of = Dec. 2004
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Sorgono ({{langx|sc|Sòrgono}}) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about {{convert|90|km|mi}} north of Cagliari and about {{convert|35|km|mi}} southwest of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,927 and an area of {{convert|56.2|km2|mi2}}.All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
Sorgono borders the following municipalities: Atzara, Austis, Belvì, Neoneli, Ortueri, Samugheo, Tiana, Tonara.
The novelist D. H. Lawrence visited Sorgono in 1921 and described the town and its inhabitants in Chapter 5 of Sea and Sardinia.
Demographic evolution
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Notable Resident
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