Province of Sassari

Infobox_ProvinceIT
fullname = Province of Sassari
name = Sassari
region = Sardinia
capital = Sassari
commune = 66
area = 4,282
population_as_of = (2001)
population = 322,326
populationdensity = 75
vehicle = SS
postal_code = 07000-07100
telephone_prefix = 079, 0789
ISTAT = 090
president = Alessandra Giudici

Sassari ( _it. Provincia di Sassari, _sc. Provìntzia de Tàtari, _sd. Prubìnzia di Sàssari) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Sassari.

It has an area of 4,282 km², and a total population of 322,326 (2001). There are 66 municipalities ("comuni") in the province, the largest of which are Sassari (pop. 120,729 in 2001 census), Alghero (38,404), Porto Torres (21,064), Sorso (12,842), and Ozieri (11,334) (source: Italian National Institute of Statistics ("Istat"), see [http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6 this link] ).

Points of interest

* Arboreto Mediterraneo del Limbara, an arboretum
* Orto Botanico dell'Università di Sassari, a new botanical garden

External links

* [http://www.provincia.sassari.it/ Official website]