Province of Ogliastra

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The province of Ogliastra (Template:Langx Template:IPA, Template:Langx) was a former province in eastern Sardinia, Italy. Ogliastra was the most mountainous province in Sardinia. With only some 57,642 inhabitants,<ref name="tuttitalia">Template:Cite web</ref> it was also the least populous province of Italy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The province had a population density of 31.08 inhabitants per square kilometer and the president of the province was Bruno Pilia.<ref name="tuttitalia"/> It corresponded roughly to the medieval Judicate of Agugliastra. The province of Ogliastra contained 23 comuni (plural; singular: comune), see the list of communes of the Province of Ogliastra.<ref name="tuttitalia"/>

In 2016 it was suppressed and all of its municipalities but one joined the Province of Nuoro. The municipality of Seui joined the newest Province of South Sardinia.

The province had two capitals, the towns and comuni Tortolì (the largest comune) and Lanusei.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 disbanded in 2016.

To the south it bordered the province of Cagliari and it borders the province of Nuoro in the north.<ref name="italiait"/> Ogliastra was founded in 2001 when the number of Sardinian provinces was doubled. It contained the river Flumendosa and the lake of Basso Flumendosa, and it also contained large massif Gennargentu. Ogliastra took its name from the olive trees in the province, known as the olivastri. It was situated on the Tyrrhenian Sea.<ref name="italiait">Template:Cite web</ref>

In April 2021, under Sardinian Regional Council's Regional Law Nr. 7,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the province was restored with 22 comuni; the comune 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 would see its full implementation in 2024.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Population

The largest municipalities in the province were:<ref name="tuttitalia"/>

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

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