Province of Ogliastra

"Ogliastra" redirects here. Not to be confused with Ogliastro.

Province of Ogliastra Provìntzia de s'Ogiastra
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Ogliastra in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Capital(s)	Lanusei and Tortolì
Comuni	23
Government
• President	Bruno Pilia
Area
• Total	1,854 km^2 (716 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	58,026
• Density	31/km^2 (81/sq mi)
GDP [1]
• Total	€1.002 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€17,432 (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	080xx
Telephone prefix	0782
Vehicle registration	OG
ISTAT	105
Website	Official website

The province of Ogliastra (Italian: provincia dell'Ogliastra [proˈvintʃa delloʎˈʎastra], Sardinian: provìntzia de s'Ogiastra) was a former province in eastern Sardinia, Italy. Ogliastra was the most mountainous province in Sardinia. With only some 57,642 inhabitants,^[2] it was also the least populous province of Italy.^[3] The province had a population density of 31.08 inhabitants per square kilometer and the president of the province was Bruno Pilia.^[2] It corresponded roughly to the medieval Judicate of Agugliastra. The province of Ogliastra contained 23 comuni (plural; singular: comune), see the list of communes of the Province of Ogliastra.^[2]

In 2016 it was suppressed and all of its municipalities but one joined the Province of Nuoro. The municipality of Seui joined the newest Province of South Sardinia.

The province had two capitals, the towns and comuni Tortolì (the largest comune) and Lanusei.^[4] On 6 May 2012 the regional referendums of Sardinia took place regarding the abolition of certain provinces and a variety of other matters. The suggestion of reforming or abolishing certain provinces in Sardinia was approved by the Regional Council of Sardinia on 24 May 2012.^[5] Due to this, the province of Ogliastra was ordered to form a new administrative body or be abolished on 1 March 2013, but this expiry date for constitutional changes was extended to 1 July 2013.^[6][7][8][9] After the regional law number 15 of 28 June 2013, the province was allowed to maintain its functions,^[10] before it was eventually disbanded in 2016.

To the south it bordered the province of Cagliari and it borders the province of Nuoro in the north.^[11] Ogliastra was founded in 2001 when the number of Sardinian provinces was doubled. It contained the river Flumendosa and the lake of Basso Flumendosa, and it also contained large massif Gennargentu. Ogliastra took its name from the olive trees in the province, known as the olivastri. It was situated on the Tyrrhenian Sea.^[11]

Population

The largest municipalities in the province were:^[2]

Commune	Population
Tortolì	10,227
Lanusei	5,789
Bari Sardo	3,880
Baunei	3,825
Tertenia	3,706
Villagrande Strisaili	3,569
Jerzu	3,284

Government

List of presidents of the province of Ogliastra

	President	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Pier Luigi Carta	9 May 2005	31 May 2010	Democratic Party
2	Bruno Pilia	31 May 2010	1 July 2013	Democratic Party
–	Antonello Ghiani	1 July 2013	31 December 2014	Special Commissioner
–	Maria Gabriella Mulas	31 December 2014	20 April 2016	Special Commissioner

Provincial elections

Ogliastra Provincial Election Results June 2010
	Name	Party	1st Preference Votes	%	2nd Preference Votes	%
	Bruno Pilia	PD	13,556	41.1	13,700	51.0
	Sandro Daniele Mario Rubiu	PdL	14,446	43.8	13,169	49.0

See also

• Arbatax
• IT.A.CÀ - Festival of Responsible Tourism

References

1. Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
2. "Provincia dell'Ogliastra". Tutt Italia. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
3. "Statistics". ISTAT. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
4. "Ogliastra". Comuni Italiani. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
5. "Referendum". Autonomous Region of Sardinia. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
6. "Provinces alive for another nine months, the Council approves the law". Radio Press. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
7. "Provinces begin the countdown". L'Unione Sarda. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
8. "Provinces: all out in nine months". La Nuova Sardegna. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
9. "Provinces receive extension extension but only until June 2013" (PDF). L'Unione Sarda. 27 February 2013. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
10. "Official Bulletin of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia" (PDF). Autonomous Region of Sardinia. 15 January 2015. pp. 11–13. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
11. "Ogliastra". Italia.it. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

External links

• Ogliastra official website

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