Provinces  of  Sardinia

​By Dion Protani
Latest update: 22 October 2023
The five provinces of Sardinia cover the distinct areas of the island region with four of them named after the major city or town within them. Sardinia is one of the 20 regions of Italy and in all but two of those regions, there are a number of provinces.

Within each province there are a larger number of comunes which are the remaining towns and villages. The smallest towns and villages are called frazioni and they themselves belong to the nearest comune. In 2016 the provinces of Sardinia were rearranged; four were disbanded and replaced by two new ones, making a total of five instead of the previous seven.
The four to be disbanded were Cagliari Province, Medio Campidano, Ogliastra Province and Carbonia Iglesias. The new province of South Sardinia was introduced with Carbonia as its capital and the Metropolitan City of Cagliari replaced the previous Cagliari Province. The remaining three provinces of Sardinia are named after the towns of Nuoro, Sassari and Oristano. 
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Metropolitan  City  of  Cagliari

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Torre delle Stelle, Metropolitan City of Cagliari
Provincial capital: Cagliari

Population: 420,117

Size: 1,248 km²

Comunes: 17

Code: CA

Highlights: ​Nora, Torre delle Stelle, Pula, Mari Pintau, Solanas​​

Nuoro  Province

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Punta Pedra Longa, Nuoro Province
Provincial capital: Nuoro

Population: 202,951

Size: 5,638 km²

Comunes: 74

Code: NU

Highlights: ​Cala Luna, Cala Mariolu, Gennargentu National Park

Oristano  Province

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Bosa, Oristano Province
Provincial capital: Oristano

Population: 153,226

Size: 2,990 km²

Comunes: 87

Code: OR

Highlights: ​Bosa, Tharros, Nuraghe Losa, Sinis Peninsula

Sassari  Province

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Tavolara Island, Sassari Province
Provincial capital: Sassari

Population: 481,052

Size: 7,692 km²

Comunes: 92

Code: SS

Highlights: ​Alghero, Asinara, La Pelosa Beach, Tavolara, Olbia

South  Sardinia  Province

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San Pietro Island, South Sardinia Province
Provincial capital: Carbonia

Population: 340,879

Size: 6,530 km²

Comunes: 107

Code: SU

Highlights: ​Su Nuraxi di Barumini, Sant'Antioco, San Pietro

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