Province of Carbonia-Iglesias

Province of Carbonia-Iglesias
Map highlighting the location of the province of Carbonia-Iglesias in Italy
Map highlighting the location of the province of Carbonia-Iglesias in Italy
Country Italy
RegionSardinia
Capital(s)Carbonia and Iglesias
Comuni23
Government
 • PresidentSalvatore Cherchi
Area
 • Total
1,495 km2 (577 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
131,890
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
GDP
 • Total€2.048 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€16,068 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
0781
Vehicle registrationCI
ISTAT107

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. [1]

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]

  1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference italia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Provincia di Carbonia-Iglesias". Tutt Italia. Retrieved 18 August 2015.