Province of Nuoro
Province of Nuoro
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Location of the Province of Nuoro in Sardinia | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Capital(s) | Nuoro |
| Municipalities | 53 |
| Government | |
| • President | Costantino Tidu |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,990.47 km2 (1,540.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Total | 143,262 |
| • Density | 35.9010/km2 (92.9833/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €2.943 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €18,656 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08010-08040, 08042-08049, 08100 |
| Telephone prefix | 070, 079, 0484, 0782, 0784, 0785 |
| Vehicle registration | NU |
| ISTAT | 091 |
The province of Nuoro (Italian: provincia di Nuoro; Sardinian: provìntzia de Nùgoro) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the town of Nuoro.
As of 2025, it has a population of 143,262 and an area of 3,990.47 square kilometres (1,540.73 mi2) across its 53 municipalities, the largest of which are Nuoro (33,054 inhabitants), Siniscola (11,146) and Macomer (9,069).[4][2][1]
History
The province was established in 1927.[5] In 2005, the territory of the province of Nuoro was substantially reduced as a consequence of the establishment in the island of four new provinces; subsequent administrative reforms have increased its size once again in 2016, through the annexation of 22 out of the 23 communes which made up the short-lived Ogliastra.
In April 2021, under Sardinian Regional Council's Regional Law Nr. 7,[6] the annexation was reversed, restroring the Ogliastra province and reducing the province of Nuoro back to pre-2016 borders (plus the municipality of Seulo that was previously part of the Province of South Sardinia).[7] Whilst the Italian government challenged the law,[8] thus stalling its implementation,[9] on March 12, 2022, the Constitutional Court ruled in favor of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia.[10] 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.[11]
Parks located in the province include the National Park of the Gulf of Orosei and Gennargentu.
Government
List of presidents of the province of Nuoro
| President | Term start | Term end | Party | |
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| Salvatore Angelo Piras | 1987 | 1990 | Italian Socialist Party | |
| Francesco Achille Crisponi | 1990 | 1993 | Christian Democracy | |
| Federico Caredda | 1993 | 1995 | Christian Democracy | |
| Giuseppe Matteo Pirisi | 1995 | 1999 | Democratic Party of the Left Democrats of the Left | |
| Francesco Maria Licheri | 2000 | 2005 | Italian People's Party The Daisy | |
| Roberto Deriu | 2005 | 2010 | The Daisy Democratic Party | |
| 2010 | 2014 | |||
| – | Sabina Bullita | 2015 | 2016 | Special Commissioner |
| – | Alessandra Pistis | 2016 | 2016 | Special Commissioner |
| – | Maria Cristina Madeddu | 2016 | 2016 | Special Commissioner |
| – | Costantino Tidu | 2016 | Incumbent | Special Commissioner |
Municipalities
- Aritzo
- Atzara
- Austis
- Belvì
- Birori
- Bitti
- Bolotana
- Borore
- Bortigali
- Desulo
- Dorgali
- Dualchi
- Fonni
- Gadoni
- Galtellì
- Gavoi
- Irgoli
- Lei
- Loculi
- Lodè
- Lodine
- Lula
- Macomer
- Mamoiada
- Meana Sardo
- Noragugume
- Nuoro
- Oliena
- Ollolai
- Olzai
- Onanì
- Onifai
- Oniferi
- Orani
- Orgosolo
- Orosei
- Orotelli
- Ortueri
- Orune
- Osidda
- Ottana
- Ovodda
- Posada
- Sarule
- Seulo
- Silanus
- Sindia
- Siniscola
- Sorgono
- Teti
- Tiana
- Tonara
- Torpè
Demographics
As of 2025, the province of Nuoro has a population of 143,262, of which 49.4% are male and 50.6% are female, compared to the nationwide average of 49.0% and 51.0% respectively. Minors make up 12.7% of the population, and seniors make up 28.3%, compared to the Italian average of 14.9% and 24.7% respectively.[2]
The province is known for its purported high concentration of centenarians and supercentenarians. From 5 March 2001 to 3 January 2002, Antonio Todde, from Tiana, was the oldest man in the world. It is also one of the so-called blue zones.
As of 2025, the foreign-born population is 7,257, making up 5.1% of the total population.[12]
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References
- ^ a b "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- ^ a b c "Resident population". ISTAT.
- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3), OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ^ "I Comuni della Provincia" (in Italian). Province of Nuoro.
- ^ Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 1356.
- ^ "Legge regionale 12 aprile 2021, n. 7" [Regional law 7 of April 12, 2021] (PDF). Region of Sardinia (in Italian).
- ^ "Cenni storici - Province". Autonomous Region of Sardinia (in Italian).
- ^ "Leggi impugnate dal Governo". Consiglio regionale della Sardegna (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ "Politica, nuove Province in alto mare: irrisolto il nodo referendum". La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ Madeddu, Davide (2022-03-12). "Sardegna, la Consulta salva la riforma delle Province". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ "Altre 5 Province in Sardegna, iter nel collegato al bilancio - Notizie - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2023-04-12. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
- ^ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
- ^ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)