Nuoro (Italian pronunciation:[ˈnuːoro]listen or less correctly [ˈnwɔːro]; Sardinian:Nùgoro[ˈnuɣoɾo]) is a city and comune (municipality) in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy, situated on the slopes of the Monte Ortobene. It is the capital of the province of Nuoro. With a population of 36,347 (2011), it is the sixth-largest city in Sardinia.