Olbia

Olbia
Terranoa (Sardinian)
Tarranoa (Gallurese)
Comune di Olbia
November 2014 aerial photograph of Olbia. The airport and the harbour are both visible.
November 2014 aerial photograph of Olbia. The airport and the harbour are both visible.
Coat of arms of Olbia
Location of Olbia
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Olbia is located in Italy
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Location of Olbia in Sardinia
Olbia is located in Sardinia
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Olbia
Olbia (Sardinia)
Coordinates: 40°55′N 09°30′E / 40.917°N 9.500°E / 40.917; 9.500
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceSassari
FrazioniBerchiddeddu, Murta Maria, Pittulongu, Rudalza-Porto Rotondo, San Pantaleo
Government
 • MayorSettimo Nizzi
Area
 • Total383.64 km2 (148.12 sq mi)
Population
 (30 May 2018)[1]
 • Total60,345
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
DemonymOlbiesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
07026
Dialing code0789
Patron saintSt. Simplicius
Saint dayMay 15
WebsiteOfficial website

Olbia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɔlbja] ,[2][3] locally [ˈolbja]; Sardinian: Terranoa; Gallurese: Tarranoa)[4] is a city and commune of 60,346 inhabitants (May 2018) in the Italian insular province of Sassari in northeastern Sardinia, Italy, in the historical region of Gallura. Called Olbia in the Roman age, Civita in the Middle Ages (Judicates period) and the Terranova Pausania until the 1940s, Olbia has again been the official name of the city since the fascist period.

  1. ^ Population data from Istat.
  2. ^ Migliorini, Bruno; Tagliavini, Carlo; Fiorelli, Piero. Tommaso Francesco Borri (ed.). "Dizionario italiano multimediale e multilingue d'ortografia e di pronunzia". dizionario.rai.it. Rai Eri. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. ^ Canepari, Luciano. "Dizionario di pronuncia italiana online". dipionline.it. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. ^ Olbia e la sua storia: arrivata la cartellonistica con i toponimi storici – Olbia.it.