Province of Cagliari


The province of Cagliari was a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital city was Cagliari.
It had an area of, and a total population of 543,310. There were 71 comuni in the province .
The historical province was suppressed by the 2016 Regional Decree Province of Cagliari and replaced by the Metropolitan City of Cagliari and by the province of South Sardinia. However, with the disestablishment of South Sardinia and the formation of the provinces of Sulcis Iglesiente and Medio Campidano, the Metropolitan City was effectively restored to the borders of the old Province.
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Geography

The valley of Piscinamanna is in the province.

Major ''comuni''

As of June 30, 2005, the major comuni by population was:
ComunePopulation
Cagliari160,886
Quartu Sant'Elena70,020
Selargius28,682
Assemini25,531
Capoterra22,620
Monserrato20,809
Sestu17,413
Sinnai16,043
Quartucciu11,503
Elmas8,533
Dolianova8,280
Decimomannu7,079
San Sperate7,037
Villasor7,022
Maracalagonis7,000
Pula6,959
Uta6,928
Settimo San Pietro6,098
Sarroch5,275

Government

Provincial elections

The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, with The People of Freedom, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system.