Province of Oristano
Encyclopedia
Oristano 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 km², and a total population of 167,971 (2001). There are 88 municipalities (comuni
) in the province http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6). As of June 2005, the main communes by population are:
Provinces of Italy
In Italy, a province is an administrative division of intermediate level between a municipality and a region .-Overview:...
in the autonomous island region of Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. Its capital is the city of Oristano
Oristano
Oristano is a town and comune, capital of the Province of Oristano, on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It has approximately 32,500 inhabitants.Its economy is mainly based on fishing, agriculture and, to a certain extent, tourism.-History:...
.
It has an area of 3,040 km², and a total population of 167,971 (2001). There are 88 municipalities (comuni
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
) in the province http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6). As of June 2005, the main communes by population are:
| Commune | Population |
|---|---|
| Oristano Oristano Oristano is a town and comune, capital of the Province of Oristano, on the island of Sardinia, Italy. It has approximately 32,500 inhabitants.Its economy is mainly based on fishing, agriculture and, to a certain extent, tourism.-History:... |
32,821 |
| Terralba Terralba Terralba is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 km northwest of Cagliari and about 20 km south of Oristano... |
10,309 |
| Cabras Cabras, Italy Cabras is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 90 km northwest of Cagliari and about 6 km northwest of Oristano.... |
8,860 |
| Marrubiu Marrubiu Marrubiu is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 km northwest of Cagliari and about 15 km south of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 5,034 and an area of 61.2 km².Marrubiu borders the following municipalities:... |
5,023 |
| Ghilarza Ghilarza Ghilarza is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 100 km north of Cagliari and about 30 km northeast of Oristano.... |
4,629 |
| Mogoro Mogoro Mogoro is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 60 km northwest of Cagliari and about 30 km southeast of Oristano... |
4,623 |
| Santa Giusta Santa Giusta Santa Giusta is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 90 km northwest of Cagliari and about 3 km southeast of Oristano in the Campidano area... |
4,622 |
| Arborea Arborea Arborea is a town and comune in the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, whose economy is largely based on agriculture, with production of vegetables and fruit.- History :... |
3,992 |
| Samugheo Samugheo Samugheo is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 80 km north of Cagliari and about 30 km east of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,429 and an area of 81.2 km².Samugheo borders the following municipalities:... |
3,407 |
| Uras Uras For the Sumerian goddess see UrasUras is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 60 km northwest of Cagliari and about 25 km southeast of Oristano... |
3,081 |
Politics
| Oristano Provincial Election Results June 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | 1st Preference Votes | % | |
| Massimiliano de Seneen | PdL The People of Freedom The People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system.... |
51.100 | 59,7 | |
| Gian Mario Tendas | PD Democratic Party (Italy) The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election.... |
25.409 | 29,7 |