Torpè
Torpè | |
|---|---|
| Comune di Torpè | |
View of Torpè | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′N 9°41′E / 40.633°N 9.683°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Nuoro (NU) |
| Frazioni | Biddanoa |
| Area | |
• Total | 91.50 km2 (35.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Population (2026)[2] | |
• Total | 2,757 |
| • Density | 30.13/km2 (78.04/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Torpeini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08020 |
| Dialing code | 0784 |
Torpè is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Cagliari and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of Nuoro. It has 2,757 inhabitants.[2]
The municipality of Torpè contains the following frazioni (subdivisions): Biddanoa, Talava, Concas, Su cossu, Brunella.
Torpè borders the municipalities of Budoni, Lodè, Padru, Posada, San Teodoro, and Siniscola.
Climate
[edit]The climate is CSA (Hot summer Mediterranean) with an annual average temperature of 17.15 Celsius.
| Climate data for Torpe (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
6.6 (43.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64.2 (2.53) |
52.0 (2.05) |
61.1 (2.41) |
59.6 (2.35) |
35.8 (1.41) |
18.7 (0.74) |
5.5 (0.22) |
15.3 (0.60) |
53.7 (2.11) |
76.1 (3.00) |
114.3 (4.50) |
100.4 (3.95) |
656.7 (25.85) |
| Source: Climatologia della Sardegna per il trentennio 1981-2010 | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[edit]As of 2026, the population is 2,757, of which 51.9% are male, and 48.1% are female. Minors make up 14.7% of the population, and seniors make up 25.2%.[2]
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Immigration
[edit]As of 2025, immigrants make up 9.2% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Germany, Switzerland, Morocco, Romania, and France.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.