Editing Sassari (section)

==Economy==
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[[File:Bds entrata sassari.jpg|thumb|right|[[Banco di Sardegna]]'s headquarters.]]
[[File:Sassari, Province of Sassari, Italy - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|right|Cala della Frana beach.]]
The economy of town is mainly focused on services and the advanced [[tertiary sector]]. It is the principal administrative centre of central and northern Sardinia. The main Sardinian banks ([[Banco di Sardegna]] and [[Banca di Sassari]]) have head office and presidency in the city.

Several research centers are located in town: the University ones, the Center of Regional Weather Service  (''Meteo Sar.''), the Regional Agency for Environmental Protection (''ARPA''), the Zooprophylaxis Institute of Sardinia, and many labs of the National Research Center ([[Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche|CNR]]): the Institute of Biometeorology (''IBIMET''), the Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry (''ICB''), the Institute of Ecosystem Studies (''ISE''), the Institute of Sciences of Food Production (''ISPA''), and the Institute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment (''ISPAAM'').

Manufacturing includes construction, pharmaceutical, food, typographic industry, and also, indirectly, petrochemical and the new greenchemicals located in [[Porto Torres]].

Tourism is concentrated mainly along the coasts. [[Platamona]], [[Porto Ferro]], [[Porto Palmas]] and [[Argentiera]] are the principal seaside tourist spots of the municipality.