Perfugas

Perfugas
Pèifugas
Comune di Perfugas
Location of Perfugas
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Perfugas is located in Italy
Perfugas
Perfugas
Location of Perfugas in Sardinia
Perfugas is located in Sardinia
Perfugas
Perfugas
Perfugas (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 40°50′N 8°53′E / 40.833°N 8.883°E / 40.833; 8.883
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceSassari (SS)
Government
 • MayorDomenico Decandia
Area
 • Total
60.2 km2 (23.2 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2016)[2]
 • Total
2,381
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
DemonymPerfughesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
07034
Dialing code079
WebsiteOfficial website

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 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

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  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.