Borutta

Borutta Boruta
Comune
Comune di Borutta
Coat of arms
Location of Borutta
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Coordinates: 40°31′N 8°45′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Sassari (SS)
Government
• Mayor	Silvano Quirico Salvatore Arru
Area [1]
• Total	4.8 km^2 (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation	491 m (1,611 ft)
Population  (30 June 2017)[2]
• Total	284
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07040
Dialing code	079
Website	Official website

Borutta (Sardinian: Boruta) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Cagliari and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Sassari.

Borutta borders the following municipalities: Bessude, Bonnanaro, Cheremule, Thiesi, Torralba. The volcanic hill once housing the village of Sorres (destroyed by the Aragonese in the early 14th century) houses the Pisan-Romanesque church of San Pietro di Sorres.

Basilica of San Pietro di Sorres.

References

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.