Perfugas (Gallurese: Pelfica, Sardinian: Pèifugas) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 180 kilometres (110 mi) north of Cagliari and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Sassari.
Perfugas
Pèifugas | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Perfugas | |
 | |
Location of Perfugas  | |
  Perfugas Location of Perfugas in Sardinia  Perfugas Perfugas (Sardinia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′N 8°53′E / 40.833°N 8.883°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Sassari (SS) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Domenico Decandia |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.2 km2 (23.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,381 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Perfughesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07034 |
| Dialing code | 079 |
| Website | Official website |
Perfugas borders the following municipalities: Bortigiadas, Bulzi, Chiaramonti, Erula, Laerru, Martis, Santa Maria Coghinas, Tempio Pausania.
Sights include the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli (16th-17tj centuries), home to the so-called retablo of San Giorgio, one of the largest altarpieces in Sardinia, the Catalan Gothic-style church of San Giorgio, and the so-called "Sacred Pit of Predio Canopoli", a nuraghe era archaeological site.
References
edit
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
 | This Sardinia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |