Orotelli | |
Official Name: | Comune di Orotelli |
Native Name: | Oroteddi |
Pushpin Map: | Italy Sardinia |
Coordinates: | 40.3°N 16°W |
Region: | Sardinia |
Province: | Province of Nuoro (NU) |
Mayor: | Giovannino Marteddu |
Area Total Km2: | 61.2 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] The town is known for its traditional carnival costumes, including distinctive masks worn by the Thurpos. |
Population Total: | 2017 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Orotellesi |
Elevation M: | 406 |
Postal Code: | 08020 |
Area Code: | 0784 |
Orotelli (Sardinian: Oroteddi) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 120km (80miles) north of Cagliari and about 20km (10miles) west of Nuoro.
Orotelli borders the following municipalities: Bono, Bottidda, Illorai, Oniferi, Orani.
Human presence in the area is testified as early as the Nuragic period. In the Middle Ages it was part of the Giudicato of Torres and then of that of Arborea, until falling to the Aragonese.