Perfugas
Pèifugas | |
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Comune di Perfugas | |
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 (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.