The province of Oristano (Italian: provincia di Oristano, Sardinian: provìntzia de Aristanis) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, in Italy. Its capital is the city of Oristano. It has an area of 3,040 square kilometres (1,170 sq mi), a total population of 160,746 (2016), and a population density of 53.7 people per square kilometer. There are 87 municipalities (comuni) in the province).[2]
The province of Oristano is the smallest province in Sardinia and was formed from sections of the provinces of Cagliari and Nuoro. It occupies roughly the same area as the Giudicato of Arborea of the High Middle Ages.[3] It borders Nuoro, Cagliari and the Sea of Sardinia.[4] A large area of the province's coastline is part of the gulf of Oristano, and the land in the province is mainly flat and there is some marshland. The province contains Santa Giusta (commune) and Tharros (former city), which both date from the Carthaginian Republic's rule of the area.[4]
The town of Arborea was founded by Benito Mussolini's fascist regime as Mussolinia to be an experimental town, for which, farmers were moved from Emilia Romagna and Veneto. The River Tirso flows through the province of Oristano from the province of Nuoro,[4] and its mouth is located at the Gulf of Oristano. Temo is the only other river to flow through the province. The town of Bosa is located in the region alongside a river and its medieval fortifications remain.[3] The province of Oristano was formed in 1975[3] and had been largely unaffected/undamaged by tourism.[5]
Communesedit
The province has a total of 87 communes, the largest of which are:[4][6]
^"Provincia Oristano". ISTAT. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^. Upinet. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
^ abcRos Belford; Martin Dunford; Celia Woolfrey (2003). Italy. Rough Guides. p. 1080. ISBN978-1-84353-060-2.
^ abcdRoy Palmer Domenico (2002). The Regions of Italy: A Reference Guide to History and Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 262. ISBN978-0-313-30733-1.
^"Province of Oristano". Charming Sardinia. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
^"Oristano" (in Italian). Comuni-Italiani. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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province, oristano, province, oristano, italian, provincia, oristano, sardinian, provìntzia, aristanis, province, autonomous, island, region, sardinia, italy, capital, city, oristano, area, square, kilometres, total, population, 2016, population, density, peop. The province of Oristano Italian provincia di Oristano Sardinian provintzia de Aristanis is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy Its capital is the city of Oristano It has an area of 3 040 square kilometres 1 170 sq mi a total population of 160 746 2016 and a population density of 53 7 people per square kilometer There are 87 municipalities comuni in the province 2 Province of OristanoProvinceA panorama of Oristanese CampidanoFlagCoat of armsMap highlighting the location of the province of Oristano in ItalyCountry ItalyRegionSardiniaCapital s OristanoComuni87Government PresidentMassimo TorrenteArea Total2 990 45 km2 1 154 62 sq mi Population 31 July 2017 Total159 474 1 Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code09020 09070 09086 09088 09099 09170Telephone prefix0758 0783 0785 0885Vehicle registrationORISTAT095It is bordered with on the north by province of Sassari on east by the province of Nuoro on south by the province of South Sardinia and it is bathed from the Sea of Sardinia to the west Contents 1 History 2 Communes 3 Government 3 1 List of presidents of the province of Oristano 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe province of Oristano is the smallest province in Sardinia and was formed from sections of the provinces of Cagliari and Nuoro It occupies roughly the same area as the Giudicato of Arborea of the High Middle Ages 3 It borders Nuoro Cagliari and the Sea of Sardinia 4 A large area of the province s coastline is part of the gulf of Oristano and the land in the province is mainly flat and there is some marshland The province contains Santa Giusta commune and Tharros former city which both date from the Carthaginian Republic s rule of the area 4 The town of Arborea was founded by Benito Mussolini s fascist regime as Mussolinia to be an experimental town for which farmers were moved from Emilia Romagna and Veneto The River Tirso flows through the province of Oristano from the province of Nuoro 4 and its mouth is located at the Gulf of Oristano Temo is the only other river to flow through the province The town of Bosa is located in the region alongside a river and its medieval fortifications remain 3 The province of Oristano was formed in 1975 3 and had been largely unaffected undamaged by tourism 5 Communes editThe province has a total of 87 communes the largest of which are 4 6 Commune PopulationOristano Aristanis 31 671Terralba Terraba 10 201Cabras Crabas 9 165Bosa 8 026Marrubiu Marrubiu 4 816Santa Giusta Santa Justa 4 875Ghilarza Ilartzi 4 615Mogoro Moguru 4 128Arborea 3 900Samugheo 3 019Government editList of presidents of the province of Oristano edit President Term start Term end PartyPeppino Chessa 1989 1990 Sardinian Action PartyEzio Collu 1990 1994 Italian Socialist PartyAlfredo Stara 1994 1995 Italian Socialist PartyGian Valerio Sanna 1995 1999 Democratic Party of the LeftMario Diana 2000 2005 National AlliancePasquale Onida 2005 2010 Fortza ParisMassimiliano De Seneen 2010 2015 The People of Freedom Massimo Torrente 2015 Incumbent Special CommissionerReferences edit Provincia Oristano ISTAT Retrieved 9 July 2017 Oristano Upinet Archived from the original on 7 August 2007 Retrieved 1 August 2015 a b c Ros Belford Martin Dunford Celia Woolfrey 2003 Italy Rough Guides p 1080 ISBN 978 1 84353 060 2 a b c d Roy Palmer Domenico 2002 The Regions of Italy A Reference Guide to History and Culture Greenwood Publishing Group p 262 ISBN 978 0 313 30733 1 Province of Oristano Charming Sardinia Retrieved 1 August 2015 Oristano in Italian Comuni Italiani Retrieved 1 August 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Province of Oristano nbsp Oristano province travel guide from Wikivoyage in Italian Official website 39 54 N 8 35 E 39 900 N 8 583 E 39 900 8 583 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Province of Oristano amp oldid 1183510382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
