Province of Cagliari
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Cagliari is a province
in the autonomous island region of Sardinia
in Italy
. Its capital is the city of Cagliari
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It has an area of 4,470 km², and a total population of 543,310 (2001). There are 71 comuni (singular: comune) in the provincehttp://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6.
Provinces of Italy
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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 Cagliari
Cagliari
Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu...
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It has an area of 4,470 km², and a total population of 543,310 (2001). There are 71 comuni (singular: comune) in the provincehttp://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6.
Major comuni
As of June 30, 2005, the major comuni by population are:| Comune | Population |
|---|---|
| Cagliari Cagliari Cagliari is the capital of the island of Sardinia, a region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name Casteddu literally means castle. It has about 156,000 inhabitants, or about 480,000 including the outlying townships : Elmas, Assemini, Capoterra, Selargius, Sestu, Monserrato, Quartucciu, Quartu... |
160,886 |
| Quartu Sant'Elena Quartu Sant'Elena Quartu Sant'Elena is a city and comune in the Province of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. It is the third biggest city of Sardinia with a population of c. 71,000 as of 2008.- History:... |
70,020 |
| Selargius Selargius Selargius is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 6 km northeast of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 28,548 and an area of 26.7 km².-History:... |
28,682 |
| Assemini Assemini Assemini is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 12 km northwest of Cagliari in the plain of the Cixerri, Flumini Mannu and Sa Nuxedda rivers. It includes notable forest area which are part of the Sulcis Regional Park... |
25,531 |
| Capoterra Capoterra Capoterra is a town and comune in the province of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.It is located on the western arm of the Golfo degli Angeli, c. 15 km from Cagliari. Economy is mostly based on agriculture, although the tourism sector grew notably in the past decades.... |
22,620 |
| Monserrato Monserrato Monserrato is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 5 km northeast of Cagliari.-History:Still 1991, when it was separated with a local referendum, Monserrato was a district of Cagliari... |
20,809 |
| Sestu Sestu Sestu is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 10 km north of Cagliari.-External links:* * *... |
17,413 |
| Sinnai Sinnai Sinnai is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 12 km northeast of Cagliari.... |
16,043 |
| Quartucciu Quartucciu Quartucciu is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 8 km northeast of Cagliari.-History:Before the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Quartucciu was attacked by the Vandals... |
11,503 |
| Elmas Elmas Elmas is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 8 km northwest of Cagliari.... |
8,533 |
| Dolianova Dolianova Dolianova is an Italian town and comune in the province of Cagliari, Sardinia. The town was born on June 25, 1905 from the fusion of two centers: Sicci San Biagio and San Pantaleo. Its economy is based on agriculture . The name "Dolianova" has obscure origins... |
8,280 |
| Decimomannu Decimomannu Decimomannu is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian autonomous region of Sardinia, the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea .... |
7,079 |
| San Sperate San Sperate San Sperate is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 20 km northwest of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,982 and an area of 26.2 km².... |
7,037 |
| Villasor Villasor Villasor is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 25 km northwest of Cagliari... |
7,022 |
| Maracalagonis Maracalagonis Maracalagonis is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 12 km northeast of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,961 and an area of 101.5 km².... |
7,000 |
| Pula Pula, Italy Pula is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 25 km southwest of Cagliari... |
6,959 |
| Uta Uta, Italy Uta is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 15 km northwest of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,915 and an area of 134.4 km².... |
6,928 |
| Settimo San Pietro Settimo San Pietro Settimo San Pietro is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 9 km northeast of Cagliari, it had a population of 6,079 and an area of 23.2 km².... |
6,098 |
| Sarroch Sarroch Sarroch is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 20 km southwest of Cagliari... |
5,275 |
Politics
| Cagliari Provincial Election Results June 2010 | ||||||
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| Name | Party | 1st Preference Votes | % | 2nd Preference Votes | % | |
| Graziano Milia | 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.... |
71.969 | 33,8 | 61.785 | 52,4 | |
| Giuseppe Farris | 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.... |
99.053 | 46,5 | 56.074 | 47,6 |