Baunei | ||
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Comune di Baunei | ||
Baunei | ||
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Coordinates: 40°2′N9°40′E / 40.033°N 9.667°E | ||
Country | Italy | |
Region | Sardinia | |
Province | Nuoro (NU) | |
Frazioni | Santa Maria Navarrese | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Salvatore Corrias | |
Area | ||
• Total | 216.45 km2 (83.57 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) | |
Population (30 November 2010 [1] ) | ||
• Total | 3,740 | |
• Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 08040 | |
Dialing code | 0782 | |
Patron saint | Saint Nicholas of Bari | |
Saint day | 6 December | |
Website | Official website |
Baunei is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian island of Sardinia. It is notable for being the location of the multi-day Selvaggio Blu coastal trek.
The comune is a basic administrative division in Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
The Province of Nuoro is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of Nuoro.
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km2 (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.
The municipality of Baunei is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Cagliari and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Tortolì. It contains the frazione (subdivision) Santa Maria Navarrese, a popular seaside resort.
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Tortolì
"Frazione" is the Italian name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere. It is cognate to the English word fraction, but in practice is roughly equivalent to "parishes" or "wards" in other countries.
Baunei borders the following municipalities: Dorgali, Lotzorai, Talana, Triei, Urzulei.
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