Metropolitan City of Cagliari

Metropolitan City of Cagliari
Città metropolitana di Cagliari (Italian)
Tzittadi metropolitana de Casteddu (Sardinian)
The Royal Palace of Cagliari, the Metropolitan City seat
The Royal Palace of Cagliari, the Metropolitan City seat
Flag of Metropolitan City of Cagliari
Coat of arms of Metropolitan City of Cagliari
Location of the Metropolitan City of Cagliari
Location of the Metropolitan City of Cagliari
Country Italy
RegionSardinia
Established4 February 2016
Capital(s)Cagliari
Comuni17
Government
 • Metropolitan MayorMassimo Zedda
Area
 • Total
1,248 km2 (482 sq mi)
Population
 (31 July 2017)
 • Total
431,538
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
GDP
 • Metro€13.593 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€24,204 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISTAT292[2]
Websitehttps://cittametropolitanacagliari.it/

The Metropolitan City of Cagliari (Italian: città metropolitana di Cagliari; Sardinian: tzittadi metropolitana de Casteddu) is a metropolitan city in Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of Cagliari and includes 17 comuni (sg.: comune). It was established by law in 2016 and replaced the province of Cagliari.[3] The current president is the mayor of Cagliari, Massimo Zedda. The resident population is approximately 432,000. This figure can rise due to commuting into the functional urban area to approximately 477,000.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1951204,996—    
1961268,659+31.1%
1971330,429+23.0%
1981379,585+14.9%
1991405,209+6.8%
2001414,850+2.4%
2011420,677+1.4%
2021421,688+0.2%
Source: ISTAT
  1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Codici delle città metropolitane al 1° gennaio 2017". www.istat.it (in Italian). 23 December 2016.
  3. ^ Legge Regionale 4 febbraio 2016, n. 2-Regione Autonoma della Sardegna, Regione.sardegna.it, 02/04/2016
  4. ^ http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=urb_lpop1&lang=en [bare URL]