Province of Cagliari
Cagliari (Italian: provincia di Cagliari; Sardinian: provìntzia de Casteddu) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy and its capital city was Cagliari.
Province of Cagliari | |
|---|---|
Province (1859–2016) | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
Map highlighting the location of the province of Cagliari in Italy | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Capital(s) | Cagliari |
| Comuni | 71 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,570 km2 (1,760 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 551,053 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 09010-09033, 09035-09049, 09090, 09100 |
| Telephone prefix | 070, 0781, 0783 |
| Vehicle registration | CA |
| ISTAT | 092 |
It had an area of 4,470 square kilometres (1,730 sq mi), and a total population of 543,310 (2001). There were 71 comuni (singular: comune) in the province .
The historical province was suppressed by the 2016 Regional Decree Province of Cagliari and replaced by the Metropolitan City of Cagliari.
Geography
The valley of Piscinamanna is in the province.
Major comuni
As of June 30, 2005, the major comuni by population was:
| Comune | Population |
|---|---|
| Cagliari | 160,886 |
| Quartu Sant'Elena | 70,020 |
| Selargius | 28,682 |
| Assemini | 25,531 |
| Capoterra | 22,620 |
| Monserrato | 20,809 |
| Sestu | 17,413 |
| Sinnai | 16,043 |
| Quartucciu | 11,503 |
| Elmas | 8,533 |
| Dolianova | 8,280 |
| Decimomannu | 7,079 |
| San Sperate | 7,037 |
| Villasor | 7,022 |
| Maracalagonis | 7,000 |
| Pula | 6,959 |
| Uta | 6,928 |
| Settimo San Pietro | 6,098 |
| Sarroch | 5,275 |
Government
List of presidents of the province of Cagliari
| President | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Palmas | 1975 | 1982 | Italian Communist Party | |
| Giuseppe Putzolu | 1982 | 1985 | Italian Communist Party | |
| Federico Baroschi | 1985 | 1988 | Italian Socialist Party | |
| Walter Piludu | 1988 | 1990 | Italian Communist Party | |
| Francesco Floris | 1990 | 1993 | Christian Democracy | |
| Eliseo Secci | 1993 | 1994 | Christian Democracy | |
| Cecilia Contu | 1994 | 1995 | Sardinian Action Party | |
| Nicola Scano | 1995 | 2000 | Democratic Party of the Left Democrats of the Left | |
| Sandro Balletto | 2000 | 2005 | Forza Italia | |
| Graziano Milia | 2005 | 2010 | Democrats of the Left Democratic Party | |
| 2010 | 2012 | |||
| – | Angela Quaquero | 2012 | 2013 | Deputy President |
| – | Pietro Cadau | 2013 | 2014 | Special Commissioner |
| – | Franco Sardi | 2014 | 2016 | Special Commissioner |
Provincial elections
The Democratic Party (Italian: Partito Democratico, PD) is a social-democratic political party in Italy, with The People of Freedom (Italian: Il Popolo della Libertà, PdL), it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system.
External links
- (in Italian) Official website