What type of administrative unit is Orsogna?

Orsogna is an Italian comune, which is the smallest administrative division in Italy. Comuni serve as the fundamental units of local government, similar to municipalities in other countries, and are governed by a mayor (sindaco) and a city council (consiglio comunale). Italy contains approximately 7,904 comuni as part of its unitary state structure.

Where is Orsogna located geographically?

Orsogna is situated in the Province of Chieti within the Abruzzo region of southern Italy. The comune lies at coordinates 42.216666666667° N latitude and 14.283333333333° E longitude, placing it in the central-southern portion of the Italian peninsula. Abruzzo is known for its mountainous terrain (part of the Apennine Mountains), coastal plains along the Adriatic Sea, and national parks.

What is the population of Orsogna?

Orsogna has a population of approximately 3,881 residents according to the most recent census data, with earlier figures showing 3,821 and 3,660 inhabitants in prior counting periods. This places Orsogna among the smaller comuni in Italy, consistent with the many small municipalities that characterize the Italian administrative landscape.

What is the relationship between Orsogna and the Italian administrative system?

Orsogna operates as part of Italy's hierarchical administrative structure: Italy is divided into 20 regions, including Abruzzo; Abruzzo is divided into provinces, including Chieti; and provinces are divided into comuni, including Orsogna. This system is established under the Constitution of Italy, which defines the organizational framework for local government.

What language is spoken in Orsogna?

As part of Italy, Orsogna uses Italian as its official language. Italian serves as the sole official language nationwide, though regional and minority languages exist throughout the country, including in Abruzzo where regional dialects such as Abruzzese are spoken.

Orsogna

Italian comune

Place Comune Of Italy Q51255

Facts

21 properties

Identity

Instance of: comune of Italy
Official website: www.orsogna.net^[19]
Official name: Orsogna

Location

Country: Italy^[4]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 42.217°, 14.283°^[18]
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Province of Chieti^[3]
Shares border with: Ari, Canosa Sannita, Filetto, Poggiofiorito, Arielli, Castel Frentano, Guardiagrele, Lanciano^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Population and size

Area: +25.45
Elevation above sea level: +432
Population: 3.7k (3.7k–3.9k, n=3)^[20]^[21]^[22]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 3,881 · 3,821 · 3,660 GeoNames 3,799 edition 2026-09-26 · CC BY 4.0 ↗

Codes

Local dialing code: 0871^[17]
Postal code: 66036^[14]

More facts +9

Award received: Silver medal for civil merit^[2]
Capital: Orsogna^[5]
Coordinates of easternmost point: 🗺️ 42.238°, 14.341°
Coordinates of northernmost point: 🗺️ 42.278°, 14.265°^[23]
Coordinates of southernmost point: 🗺️ 42.203°, 14.263°
Coordinates of westernmost point: 🗺️ 42.222°, 14.256°
Patron saint: Saint Nicholas^[16]
Seismic classification: 2
Vehicle registration plate code: CH^[15]

🏷️ Also known as

en Orsogna ar أورسونيا fa اورسونیا ja オルソーニャ ko 오르소냐 ru Орсонья zh 奥尔索尼亚

🔖 Identifiers · 20

VIAF cluster ID: 143261178
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n2002044354
GND ID: 7651718-4
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Orsogna - Chiesa di San Rocco 02.jpg ↗
FactGrid item ID: ICD-10 Chapter XII: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Freebase ID: /m/0fg2bl
GeoNames ID: 6537487
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 6537487 GND (DNB) 3171905 edition 2026-09-30 · CC0 1.0 ↗
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1045772
ISTAT ID: 069057
IndicePA ID: c_g128
Italian cadastre code (municipality): G128
J9U entity ID: 987007477953805171

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MusicBrainz area ID: a76b33ed-eff1-42fe-af81-cbfb13bc6eec
OpenStreetMap relation ID: 41868
OpenWeatherMap city ID: 3171905
Topic's main category: Category:Orsogna
UN/LOCODE: ITHOS
Who's on First ID: 101799655
Wiki Loves Monuments ID: 13G1280000
Yale LUX ID: place/9c7e45aa-8d29-48fc-85bd-1997a92cf234

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🔗 Connections

Shares border with 8

Lanciano, Guardiagrele, Ari, Arielli, Castel Frentano, Poggiofiorito, Canosa Sannita, Filetto

← Shares border with 8

Lanciano, Guardiagrele, Ari, Arielli, Castel Frentano, Poggiofiorito, Canosa Sannita, Filetto

People born here 3

Mario Pomilio, Girolamo Colonna, Camillo de Nardis

Located in time zone 2

UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00

Contained subdivisions 1

San Basile

Country 1

Italy

FactGrid item ID 1

ICD-10 Chapter XII: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Instance of 1

comune of Italy

Located in the administrative territorial entity 1

Province of Chieti

Patron saint 1

Saint Nicholas

← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1

Province of Chieti

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Summary

Orsogna is a comune of Italy^[1].

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Physical Characteristics

Orsogna covers an area of 25.45 km²^[24]. Orsogna sits at an elevation of 432 m^[25].

FAQs

What awards did Orsogna receive?

Honors received include Silver medal for civil merit^[2].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[4] ↑ Orsogna — country (P17): Italy. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Orsogna — capital (P36): Orsogna. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Orsogna — shares border with (P47): Ari. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Orsogna — shares border with (P47): Canosa Sannita. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Orsogna — shares border with (P47): Filetto. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Orsogna — shares border with (P47): Poggiofiorito. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Orsogna — shares border with (P47): Arielli. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Orsogna — shares border with (P47): Castel Frentano. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Orsogna — shares border with (P47): Guardiagrele. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Orsogna — shares border with (P47): Lanciano. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Orsogna — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Province of Chieti. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Orsogna — award received (P166): Silver medal for civil merit. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Orsogna — postal code (P281): 66036. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Orsogna — licence plate code (P395): CH. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Orsogna — patron saint (P417): Saint Nicholas. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Orsogna — local dialing code (P473): 0871. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Orsogna — coordinate location (P625): {'lat': 42.216666666667, 'lon': 14.283333333333}. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Orsogna — official website (P856): http://www.orsogna.net/. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Orsogna — population (P1082): {'amount': '+3881'}. Italian National Institute of Statistics. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Orsogna — population (P1082): {'amount': '+3821'}. demo.istat.it. Retrieved 2019-03-16. demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Orsogna — population (P1082): {'amount': '+3660'}. demo.istat.it. demo.istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Orsogna — coordinates of northernmost point (P1332): {'lat': 42.2779258, 'lon': 14.2647019}. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Orsogna — elevation above sea level (P2044): 432 m. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Orsogna — area (P2046): 25.45 km². istat.it. Retrieved 2019-03-16. istat.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Orsogna is an instance of comune of Italy (Q747074) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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