Province of Ogliastra

"Ogliastra" redirects here. Not to be confused with Ogliastro.

Province of Ogliastra
—  Province  —
Map highlighting the location of the province of Ogliastra in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Capital(s)	Lanusei and Tortolì
Comuni	23
Government
• President	Bruno Pilia
Area
• Total	1,854 km2 (715.8 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	58,026
• Density	31.3/km2 (81.1/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	080xx
Telephone prefix	0782
Vehicle registration	OG
ISTAT	109
Website	Official website

Ogliastra (Italian: Provincia dell'Ogliastra, Sardinian: Provìntzia de s'Ogiastra) is a province in eastern Sardinia, Italy. Ogliastra is the most mountainous province in Sardinia. With only some 58,000 inhabitants, it is also the least populous province of Italy. It corresponds roughly to the medieval Giudicato of Agugliastra. The largest municipalities (as of 2005-06-30) are:

Population

Commune	Population
Tortolì	10,227
Lanusei	5,789
Bari Sardo	3,880
Baunei	3,825
Tertenia	3,706
Villagrande Strisaili	3,569
Jerzu	3,284

The populations of the most isolated villages in Ogliastra are supplying pedigree, medical and genetic data to research in inherited diseases. This research is coordinated by the company SharDNA.

Politics

Ogliastra Provincial Election Results June 2010
	Name	Party	1st Preference Votes	%	2nd Preference Votes	%
	Bruno Pilia	PD	13.556	41,1	13.700	51,0
	Sandro Daniele Mario Rubiu	PdL	14.446	43,8	13.169	49,0

See also

• Arbatax

External links

• Ogliastra official website