Sorgono () is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about north of Cagliari and about southwest of Nuoro. It has 1,434 inhabitants.

The novelist D. H. Lawrence visited Sorgono in 1921 and described the town and its inhabitants in Chapter 5 of Sea and Sardinia.

Sorgono borders the municipalities of Atzara, Austis, Belvì, Neoneli, Ortueri, Samugheo, Tiana, and Tonara.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 1,434, of which 50.4% are male, and 49.6% are female. Minors make up 10.4% of the population, and seniors make up 33.2%.

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 4.6% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Morocco, France, the Netherlands, Romania, and Germany.

Notable people

• Giovanni Melis Fois (1916-2009), was born here

• Francesca Barracciu (born 1966), MEP, was born here

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