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Province of Carbonia-Iglesias
Province in Sardinia, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The province of Carbonia-Iglesias (Italian: provincia di Carbonia-Iglesias; Sardinian: provìntzia de Carbònia-Igrèsias) was a province in the autonomous region of Sardinia, Italy. It included the historical area of Sulcis-Iglesiente and it was the smallest province of Sardinia. It is bordered by the provinces of Cagliari and Medio Campidano.[2] All three provinces (Carbonia-Iglesias, Cagliari and Medio Campidano) have been suppressed by the regional decree in 2016, integrated into the newly founded province of South Sardinia.
Province of Carbonia-Iglesias | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Sardinia |
Capital(s) | Carbonia and Iglesias |
Comuni | 23 |
Government | |
• President | Salvatore Cherchi |
Area | |
• Total | 1,495 km2 (577 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 131,890 |
• Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | €2.048 billion (2015) |
• Per capita | €16,068 (2015) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 0781 |
Vehicle registration | CI |
ISTAT | 107 |
As of 2015, it has a population of 127,857 inhabitants over an area of 1,499.71 square kilometres (579.04 sq mi), giving it a population density of 85.25 people per square kilometer. The provincial president was Salvatore Cherchi.[3] It had two provincial capitals, Carbonia and Iglesias, with populations of 29,007 and 27,332 as of 2015, respectively.[3]