Country Italy Province / Metropolitan city Nuoro (NU) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 78.4 km² Local time Thursday 7:01 PM | Region Sardinia Elevation 690 m (2,260 ft) Dialing code 0782 Province Province of Ogliastra Postal code 08040 | |
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Gairo, Gàiru in sardinian language, is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Cagliari and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Tortolì. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,643 and an area of 78.4 square kilometres (30.3 sq mi).
Map of 08040 Gairo, Province of Ogliastra, Italy
Gairo was originally constructed on unstable ground. Starting in 1951, buildings began to collapse. This led to the abandonment of the original location and re-building at an uphill location. The original village, known as "Gairo Vecchio", or "Old Gairo", is open to visitors.
Gairo borders the following municipalities: Arzana, Cardedu, Jerzu, Lanusei, Osini, Seui, Tertenia, Ulassai, Ussassai.
References
Gairo, Sardinia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA