Province of Ogliastra

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The province of Ogliastra (Template:Langx, Template:IPA, Template:Langx) is a province in the autonomous region of Sardinia in Italy. The province has two capitals; Lanusei and Tortolì.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ogliastra is the most mountainous province in Sardinia. With 53,937 inhabitants as of 2025, it is also the least populous province of Italy.<ref name="population" /> The province has a population density of 29 inhabitants per square kilometer, also making it the least densely populated province of Italy.<ref name="population" /><ref name="area" />

It was established in 2005 from a section of the province of Nuoro, however it was disestablished 2016 Regional Decree and integrated back into the province of Nuoro, and then re-established on 1 May 2025 per a 2021 decree.<ref name="1maggio2025">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The province of Ogliastra roughly corresponds to the medieval Judicate of Agugliastra.

The province was founded in 2001 when the number of Sardinian provinces was doubled.

On 6 May 2012, the regional referendums of Sardinia took place regarding the abolition of certain provinces and a variety of other matters. The suggestion of reforming or abolishing certain provinces in Sardinia was approved by the Regional Council of Sardinia on 24 May 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Due to this, the province of Ogliastra was ordered to form a new administrative body or be abolished on 1 March 2013, but this expiry date for constitutional changes was extended to 1 July 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After the regional law number 15 of 28 June 2013, the province was allowed to maintain its functions,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> before it was eventually disestablished in 2016, all of its municipalities but one joined the Province of Nuoro, with the municipality of Seui joining the newly-established Province of South Sardinia.

In April 2021, under Sardinian Regional Council's Regional Law Nr. 7,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the province was restored with 22 municipalities; the municipality of Seulo remained a part of the province of Nuoro, whilst the comune of Seui joined the metropolitan city of Cagliari.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Whilst the Italian government challenged the law,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> thus stalling its implementation,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> on March 12, 2022, the Constitutional Court ruled in favor of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On April 13, 2023, the regional council, at the proposal of the regional government, approved an amendment to the 2021 reform, defining the timeframe and manner of its implementation, which became effective on 1 May 2025.<ref name="1maggio2025"/>

Geography

Facing the Tyrrhenian Sea to the east, it borders the metropolitan city of Cagliari to the southwest and the province of Nuoro to the northwest. It contained the river Flumendosa and the lake of Basso Flumendosa, and it also contained large massif Gennargentu.<ref name="italiait">Template:Cite web</ref>

Government

List of presidents of the province of Ogliastra

	President	Term start	Term end	Party
Template:White	Pier Luigi Carta	9 May 2005	31 May 2010	Democratic Party
Template:White	Bruno Pilia	31 May 2010	1 July 2013	Democratic Party
–	Antonello Ghiani	1 July 2013	31 December 2014	Special Commissioner
–	Maria Gabriella Mulas	31 December 2014	20 April 2016	Special Commissioner

Provincial elections

Ogliastra Provincial Election Results June 2010
	Name	Party	1st Preference Votes	%	2nd Preference Votes	%
Template:Party color cell	Bruno Pilia	PD	13,556	41.1	13,700	51.0
Template:Party color cell	Sandro Daniele Mario Rubiu	PdL	14,446	43.8	13,169	49.0