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The province of Sassari (Italian: provincia di Sassari; Sardinian: provìntzia de Tàtari; Sassarese: prubìnzia di Sàssari; Algherese: província de Sàsser; Gallurese: pruvincia di Sassari) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital was the city of Sassari. On 1 April 2025, the province was disestablished in favor of the new Metropolitan City of Sassari, which corresponds to the 66 western municipalities of the province in its 2005-2015 borders; the easternmost 26 municipalities were reorganized as Province of Gallura North-East Sardinia, corresponding to the borders of the former Province of Olbia-Tempio.
The province had many inhabitants in 2025. It was an important part of Sardinia, known for its rich culture and history. The change to a metropolitan city helped organize the area better for its people and communities.
History
In ancient times, between 1600 and 1500 BC, the Nuragic civilization was strong here. During the Roman domination, the Logudoro region helped feed the Western Roman Empire.
In the Middle Ages, Logudoro was important and was called the Giudicato di Torres, with its first capital in Ardara, later moving to Sassari. Many old churches were built then.
The Province of Sassari was created in 1859, before Italy became one country. The University of Sassari was founded around this time.
In April 2021, leaders decided to change how the area was organized. The western part became the new Metropolitan City of Sassari, and the eastern part became the Province of Gallura-North Eastern Sardinia. The changes were put into place in April 2025.
Geography
The Province of Sassari was in the western part of the island of Sardinia in Italy. It faced the Sardinian Sea to the north and west and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the east. To the south, it bordered the provinces of Nuoro and Oristano. The area covered 7,692 square kilometres (2,970 mi2), and in 2017, it was home to 493,357 people. There were 92 towns. The largest towns were Sassari, Olbia, Alghero, Porto Torres, Tempio Pausania, Sorso, Ozieri, Ittiri, and Sennori.
The province had Sardinian's only natural lake, Lake Baratz, and one of the largest artificial lakes, Lake Coghinas. It also included famous vacation spots like Castelsardo, Porto Torres, Alghero, the Riviera del Corallo, and Stintino. Stintino sits on a peninsula that reaches toward the Asinara Island, part of the Asinara National Park. Beautiful beaches in the province included Balai in Porto Torres and Pelosa Beach in Stintino. The inner areas had rolling hills and mountains. Ozieri was an important cultural and historical town known for its tools and pottery.
Demographics
In 2025, the province of Sassari had 471,957 people. About half were male and half were female. Young people made up 12.8% of the population, and older people made up 26.1%.
Immigration
As of 2025, 30,925 people in Sassari were born in other countries. This is about 6.6% of the total population. The five largest groups of foreign-born people came from Romanians, Germans, Moroccans, Senegalese, and French.
Municipalities
Main article: List of municipalities of the Province of Sassari
The province had 92 municipalities called comuni. The three largest were Sassari with 120,510 people, Olbia with 61,681, and Alghero with 41,989.
- Aggius
- Aglientu
- Alà dei Sardi
- Alghero
- Anela
- Ardara
- Arzachena
- Badesi
- Banari
- Benetutti
- Berchidda
- Bessude
- Bonnanaro
- Bono
- Bonorva
- Bortigiadas
- Borutta
- Bottidda
- Buddusò
- Budoni
- Bultei
- Bulzi
- Burgos
- Calangianus
- Cargeghe
- Castelsardo
- Cheremule
- Chiaramonti
- Codrongianos
- Cossoine
- Erula
- Esporlatu
- Florinas
- Giave
- Golfo Aranci
- Illorai
- Ittireddu
- Ittiri
- La Maddalena
- Laerru
- Loiri Porto San Paolo
- Luogosanto
- Luras
- Mara
- Martis
- Monteleone Rocca Doria
- Monti
- Mores
- Muros
- Nughedu San Nicolò
- Nule
- Nulvi
- Olbia
- Olmedo
- Oschiri
- Osilo
- Ossi
- Ozieri
- Padria
- Padru
- Palau
- Pattada
- Perfugas
- Ploaghe
- Porto Torres
- Pozzomaggiore
- Putifigari
- Romana
- San Teodoro
- Sant'Antonio di Gallura
- Santa Maria Coghinas
- Santa Teresa Gallura
- Sassari
- Sedini
- Semestene
- Sennori
- Siligo
- Sorso
- Stintino
- Telti
- Tempio Pausania
- Tergu
- Thiesi
- Tissi
- Torralba
- Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola
- Tula
- Uri
- Usini
- Valledoria
- Viddalba
- Villanova Monteleone
Government
List of presidents of the province of Sassari
| President | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nino Campus | 1952 | 1956 | Christian Democracy |
| 2 | Antonio Porqueddu | 1956 | 1961 | Christian Democracy |
| 3 | Lorenzo Forteleoni | 1961 | 1964 | Christian Democracy |
| 4 | Salvatore Maniga | 1964 | 1970 | Christian Democracy |
| 5 | Gavino Bazzoni | 1970 | 1974 | Christian Democracy |
| 6 | Michele Corda | 1974 | 1975 | Christian Democracy |
| 7 | Giommaria Cherchi | 1975 | 1980 | Italian Communist Party |
| 8 | Giovanni Desini | 1980 | 1985 | Italian Democratic Socialist Party |
| 9 | Vittorio Francesco Sanna | 1985 | 1990 | Christian Democracy |
| 10 | Giacomo Sanna | 1990 | 1994 | Sardinian Action Party |
| 11 | Antonio Pompedda | 1994 | 1995 | Democratic Party of the Left |
| 12 | Pietro Soddu | 1995 | 2000 | Italian People's Party |
| 13 | Franco Masala | 2000 | 2005 | Forza Italia |
| 14 | Alessandra Giudici | 2005 | 2010 | The Daisy Democratic Party |
| 2010 | 2015 | |||
| – | Guido Sechi | 2015 | 2019 | Special Commissioner |
| – | Pietro Fois | 2019 | Incumbent | Special Commissioner |
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