Province of Oristano

Province of Oristano
Provincia di Oristano (Italian)
Provìntzia de Aristanis (Sardinian)
Province
A panorama of Oristanese Campidano
A panorama of Oristanese Campidano
Flag of Province of Oristano
Flag
Coat of arms of Province of Oristano
Coat of arms
Location of the province of Oristano in Italy
Location of the province of Oristano in Italy
Country Italy
Region Sardinia
Capital(s)Oristano
Municipalities87
Government
 • PresidentPaolo Pireddu
Area
[1]
 • Total
2,990.45 km2 (1,154.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)[2]
 • Total
146,785
 • Density49.0846/km2 (127.128/sq mi)
GDP
[3]
 • Total€2.831 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€17,462 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09020, 09070-09086, 09088-09099, 09170
Telephone prefix0758, 0783, 0785, 0885
Vehicle registrationOR
ISTAT095

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.

As of 2026, the province has a population of 146,785 in an area of 2,990.45 square kilometres (1,154.62 mi2) across its 87 municipalities.[2][1]

It 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.

Geography and history

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.[4] It borders Nuoro, Cagliari and the Sea of Sardinia.[5] 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.[5]

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,[5] 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.[4] The province of Oristano was formed in 1975[4] and had been largely unaffected by tourism.[6]

Government

List of presidents

Municipalities

The province has 87 municipalities:

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 146,785, of which 49.4% are male, and 50.6% are female. Minors make up 11.1% of the population, and seniors make up 30.7%.[2]

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 4.2% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Germany, Switzerland, France, and Morocco.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. ↑ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Ros Belford; Martin Dunford; Celia Woolfrey (2003). Italy. Rough Guides. p. 1080. ISBN 978-1-84353-060-2.
  5. 1 2 3 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.
  6. ↑ "Province of Oristano". Charming Sardinia. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT.
  8. ↑ "Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing". ISTAT.
  9. ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
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