Province of Cagliari

Coordinates: 39°13′09″N 9°07′02″E / 39.21917°N 9.11722°E / 39.21917; 9.11722
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Province of Cagliari
Provincia di Cagliari
Royal Palace, Cagliari
Royal Palace, Cagliari
Flag of Province of Cagliari
Coat of arms of Province of Cagliari
Location of Cagliari in Sardinia (and Italy)
Location of Cagliari in Sardinia (and Italy)
Coordinates: 39°13′09″N 9°07′02″E / 39.21917°N 9.11722°E / 39.21917; 9.11722
CountryItaly
RegionSardegna
CapitalCagliari
Area
 • Total4,570 km2 (1,760 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2012)[2]
 • Total551,077
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
DemonymCagliaritano/a
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09010-09033, 09035-09049, 09090, 09100
Telephone prefix070, 0781, 0783
ISO 3166 codeIT-CA
Vehicle registrationCA
ISTAT092
Comuni71
Websitehttp://www.provincia.cagliari.it

Cagliari (Italian: Provincia di Cagliari; Sardinian: Provìncia de Casteddu) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Cagliari.

It is the largest province of Sardinia with an area of 4,569.28 km2 (1,764.21 sq mi),.[3] It has a total population of 551,077 (2012)[2] and a population density of 120.6 inhabitants/km².

Major comuni[change | change source]

There are 71 comuni (singular: comune) in the province. As of 31 December 2012, the 20 comuni with the largest population were:

  Comune Population[2]
1 Cagliari 149,297
2 Quartu Sant'Elena 69187
3 Selargius 28,675
4 Assemini 26,693
5 Capoterra 23,239
6 Monserrato 20,416
7 Sestu 19,897
8 Sinnai 16,750
9 Quartucciu 12,828
10 Dolianova 9,442
11 Elmas 8,978
12 San Sperate 7,994
13 Uta 7,895
14 Decimomannu 7,832
15 Maracalagonis 7,554
16 Pula 7,162
17 Villasor 6,863
18 Settimo San Pietro 6,558
19 Sarroch 5,205
20 Muravera 5,147

References[change | change source]

  1. "Italy Provinces". Statoids. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Bilancio demografico Anno 2012 Dicembre" (in Italian). Istat - Istituto Nazionale di Statistica. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  3. "UPI - Provincia Cagliari". Unione Province d'Italia. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2014.

Other websites[change | change source]

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