Province of Carbonia-Iglesias

Province of Carbonia-Iglesias
Map highlighting the location of the province of Carbonia-Iglesias in Italy
Country Italy
RegionSardinia
Capital(s)Carbonia and Iglesias
Comuni23
Government
  PresidentSalvatore Cherchi
Area
  Total
1,495 km2 (577 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total
131,890
  Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
GDP
  Total€2.048 billion (2015)
  Per capita€16,068 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
0781
Vehicle registrationCI
ISTAT107

The province of Carbonia-Iglesias (Italian: provincia di Carbonia-Iglesias; Sardinian: provìntzia de Carbònia-Igrèsias) was a province in the autonomous region of Sardinia, Italy. It included the historical area of Sulcis-Iglesiente and it was the smallest province of Sardinia. It is bordered by the provinces of Cagliari and Medio Campidano. All three provinces (Carbonia-Iglesias, Cagliari and Medio Campidano) have been suppressed by the regional decree in 2016, integrated into the newly founded province of South Sardinia.

As of 2015, it has a population of 127,857 inhabitants over an area of 1,499.71 square kilometres (579.04 sq mi), giving it a population density of 85.25 people per square kilometer. The provincial president was Salvatore Cherchi. It had two provincial capitals, Carbonia and Iglesias, with populations of 29,007 and 27,332 as of 2015, respectively.