Province of Oristano

Province of Oristano
Provincia di Oristano (Italian)
Provìntzia de Aristanis (Sardinian)
A panorama of Oristanese Campidano
Map highlighting the location of the province of Oristano in Italy
Country Italy
RegionSardinia
Capital(s)Oristano
Comuni87
Government
  PresidentMassimo Torrente
Area
  Total
2,990.45 km2 (1,154.62 sq mi)
Population
 (31 July 2017)
  Total
159,474
GDP
  Total€2.831 billion (2015)
  Per capita€17,462 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09020, 09070-09086, 09088-09099, 09170
Telephone prefix0758, 0783, 0785, 0885
Vehicle registrationOR
ISTAT095

The province of Oristano (Italian: provincia di Oristano; Sardinian: provìntzia de Aristanis) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of Oristano. There are 87 comuni (sg.: comune) in the province.

It has an area of 3,040 square kilometres (1,170 sq mi), a total population of 160,746 (2016), and a population density of 53.7 people per square kilometer.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1951162,520    
1961171,113+5.3%
1971165,521−3.3%
1981170,523+3.0%
1991171,973+0.9%
2001166,965−2.9%
2011163,031−2.4%
2021151,655−7.0%
Source: ISTAT

It is bordered with on the north by province of Sassari, on east by the province of Nuoro, on south by the province of South Sardinia and it is bathed from the Sea of Sardinia to the west.