Province of Olbia-Tempio

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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.



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