Province of Olbia-Tempio
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Nation | Italy |
Region | Sardinia |
Capital | Olbia and Tempio Pausania |
Area | 3,399 km² |
Population (2001) | 138,334 |
Density | 41 |
Comuni | 26 |
Vehicle Registration | OT |
Postal Code | 07000-07099 |
Telephone Prefix | 079-0789 |
ISTAT | 104 |
President | Anna Pietrina Murrighile |
Map highlighting the location of the province of Olbia-Tempio in Italy |
Olbia-Tempio is the name of a province in the autonomous region of Sardinia, Italy.
The territory includes the historical region of Gallura ("Gaddura"), the northeastern coast of Sardinia ("Costa Smeralda"), and the island of La Maddalena ("A Madalena").
The largest municipalities in the province are Olbia (pop. 45,366 in 2001 census), Tempio Pausania (13,992), La Maddalena (11,369) and Arzachena (10,730). Smaller municipalities in the province are Calangianus, Santa Teresa Gallura, Buddosò, Budoni, Oschiri, Palau, Berchidda and San Teodoro.
In the Middle Ages Gallura was one of the four "Giudicati".
In this province, beside Italian, it's diffused the Gallurese, a Corsican dialect influenced by Sardinian logudorese but not Sardinian language.
Europe | Italy | Sardinia (Sardegna) | |
Cagliari | Carbonia-Iglesias | Medio Campidano | Nuoro | Ogliastra | Olbia-Tempio | Oristano | Sassari |