| Sorgono | |
| Official Name: | Comune di Sorgono |
| Native Name: | Sòrgono |
| Pushpin Map: | Italy Sardinia |
| Coordinates: | 40.0333°N 15°W |
| Region: | Sardinia |
| Province: | Province of Nuoro (NU) |
| Area Total Km2: | 56.2 |
| Population Total: | 1927 |
| Population As Of: | Dec. 2004 |
| Elevation M: | 700 |
| Postal Code: | 08038 |
| Area Code: | 0784 |
Sorgono (Sardinian: Sòrgono) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90km (60miles) north of Cagliari and about 35km (22miles) southwest of Nuoro. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,927 and an area of 56.2km2.[1]
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.
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Giovanni Melis Fois- (1916-2009) was born here.Francesca Barracciu, MEP - born here in 1966[2]