Province of Olbia-Tempio

Province of Olbia-Tempio
—  Province  —
Map highlighting the location of the province of Olbia-Tempio in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Capital(s)	Olbia and Tempio Pausania
Comuni	26
Government
– President	Fedele Sanciu
Area
– Total	3,399 km2 (1,312.4 sq mi)
Population (2001)
– Total	138,334
– Density	40.7/km2 (105.4/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	07000-07099
Telephone prefix	079-0789
Vehicle registration	OT
ISTAT	104

province of Olbia-Tempio

Olbia-Tempio (Italian: Provincia di Olbia-Tempio, Sardinian: Provìntzia de Terranòa-Tèmpiu) is the name of a province in the autonomous region of Sardinia, Italy.

The territory includes the historical region of Gallura ("Gaddura"), the northeastern coast of Sardinia ("Costa Smeralda"), and the island of La Maddalena ("A Madalena").

The largest municipalities in the province are Olbia (pop. 45,366 in 2001 census), Tempio Pausania (13,992), Arzachena (12,080) and La Maddalena (11,369). Smaller municipalities in the province are Luras, Calangianus, Santa Teresa Gallura, Buddosò, Budoni, Oschiri, Palau, Berchidda and San Teodoro.

In the Middle Ages Gallura was one of the four "Giudicati".

In this province, beside Italian, Gallurese is spoken as well. Gallurese is a Corsican dialect influenced by Sardinian logudorese.

Politics

Olbia-Tempio Provincial Election Results June 2010
	Name	Party	1st Preference Votes	%
	Fedele Sanciu	PdL	38.156	53,2
	Gesuino Giovanni Giuliano Achenza	PD	28.240	39,3