Province of Cagliari

Province of Cagliari
Province
(1859–2016)
Map highlighting the location of the province of Cagliari in Italy
Country Italy
RegionSardinia
Capital(s)Cagliari
Comuni71
Area
  Total
4,570 km2 (1,760 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
551,053
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09010-09033, 09035-09049, 09090, 09100
Telephone prefix070, 0781, 0783
Vehicle registrationCA
ISTAT092

The province of Cagliari (Italian: provincia di Cagliari; Sardinian: provìntzia de Casteddu) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital city was Cagliari.

It had an area of 4,470 square kilometres (1,730 sq mi), and a total population of 543,310 (2001). There were 71 comuni (sg.: comune) in the province .

The historical province was suppressed by the 2016 Regional Decree Province of Cagliari and replaced by the Metropolitan City of Cagliari and by the province of South Sardinia.