Sassari Province

Sassari Province
State :	Italy
Region :	Sardinia
Capital:	Sassari
Area :	7,678 km²
Residents :	489,634 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	63.8 inhabitants / km²
Number of municipalities:	92
Postal code :	07000-07100
License plate :	SS
ISO-3166-2 identification :	IT-SS
ISTAT number :	090
Website:	Sassari Province

The Province of Sassari ( Italian Provincia di Sassari ) is an Italian province in the Sardinia region . The capital is Sassari . It has about 489,634 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in 92 municipalities on an area of ​​7,678 km².

The province of Sassari was until the cession of 24 municipalities to the province of Olbia-Tempio (2001 by law, 2005 de facto) the largest province in Italy. When the Sardinian reorganization of local authorities came into force in 2016, the province of Olbia-Tempio was fully reintegrated into the province of Sassari. This makes Sassari the largest province in Italy again.

It is the province with the greatest density of nuraghi and its proportion of the Domus de Janas is very large.

Largest communities

Location of the province of Sassari

Sassari , Palazzo della Provincia, seat of government of the province of Sassari

(Population figures as of December 31, 2019)

local community	Residents
Sassari	126,218
Olbia	61,323
Alghero	43,743
Porto Torres	22,158
Sorso	14,792
Tempio Pausania	13,798
Arzachena	13,815
La Maddalena	11.051
Ozieri	10,334
Ittiri	8379
Sennori	7135
Castelsardo	5867
Ossi	5646

The list of municipalities in Sardinia includes all municipalities in the province with population figures.

Attractions

Molafa rock tomb

Santissima Trinità di Saccargia

Sa Coveccada

Monte d'Accoddi

• Alghero , city and port
• Sa Rughitulla aqueduct , Roman
• Argentiera , the miners' settlement on the west coast
• Giant tomb Su Monte de s'Ape near Olbia
• Monte Baranta near Olmedo, Prenuraghic settlement
• Monte d'Accoddi near Porto Torres , temple pyramid
• Predio Canopoli in Perfugas, well sanctuary
• Sa Coveccada at Mores , dolmen
• Santissima Trinità di Saccargia , church
• San Pietro di Sorres , church
• Sassari , Museo Nazionale GA Sanna
• Su Lumarzu near Bonorva, well sanctuary
• Villanova Monteleone , Zona archeologica di Nuraghe Appiu
• Domus de Janas :
  • Anghelu Ruju 37, Campu Luntanu Florinas Tomba rupestre, rock tomb of Molafa near Sassari, Mandra Antine near Thiesi, Mesu 'e Montes near Ossi, Moseddu near Giave, necropolis of Partulesi near Ittireddu, Puttu Codinu near Villanova Monteleone, Sant' Andria Priu near Bonanova Priu , Santu Pedru near Olmedo, Sos Furrighesos near Anela
• Nuraghi :
  • Nuraghe Ispiene , Protonuraghe Izzana , Nuraghe Oes , Nuraghe Palmavera , Protonuraghe Front'e Mola , Nuraghe Santu Antine near Torralba , Sos Nurattolos , Valle dei Nuraghi

Web links

Commons : Province of Sassari  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the province (Italian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.