| Sorso | |
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| — Comune — | |
| Città di Sorso | |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Sassari (SS) |
| Frazioni | Marina di Sorso |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Giuseppe Morghen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.05 km2 (25.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,718 |
| • Density | 219.5/km2 (568.5/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sorsesi or Sorsensi (Italian), Sussinchi (Sassarese) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 07037 |
| Dialing code | 079 |
| Patron saint | St. Pantaleon |
| Saint day | July 27 |
Sorso (Sardinian: Sòssu, Sassarese: Sòssu) is a comune (municipality) of c. 14,700 inhabitants in the province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 8 km north of Sassari.
Sorso is a tourist resort facing the Gulf of Asinara. Apart tourism, the economy is mostly based on agriculture. The local dialect is a variant of Sassarese with influences from Pisan, Genoese and Corsican dialects.
The giudice (duke) Barisone III of Torres was assassinated at Sorso during a peasant revolt in 1236.
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