Province of Oristano

The province of Oristano is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Oristano. There are 87 municipalities '' in the province.
As of 2025, the province has a population of 148,005 in an area of.
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.

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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. It borders Nuoro, Cagliari and the Sea of Sardinia. 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 and Tharros, which both date from the Carthaginian Republic's rule of the area.
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, 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. The province of Oristano was formed in 1975 and had been largely unaffected by tourism.

Government

Municipalities

The province has of 87 municipalities :''

Demographics

As of 2025, the province has a population of 148,005, of which 49.3% are male and 50.7% are female, compared to the nationwide average of 49.0% and 51.0% respectively. Minors make up 11.4% of the population, and seniors make up 30.1%, compared to the Italian average of 14.9% and 24.7% respectively.

Immigration

As of 2025, the foreign-born population is 6,207, making up 4.2% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign nationalities are Romanians, Germans, Swiss, French and Moroccans.