Province of Sassari
Province of Sassari
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Palazzo Sciuti, the provincial seat | |
Map highlighting the location of the province of Sassari in Italy | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Capital(s) | Sassari |
| Comuni | 92 |
| Government | |
| • Extraordinary commissioner | Pietro Fois |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,692 km2 (2,970 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 471,653 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €6.315 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €18,884 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07000-07100 |
| Telephone prefix | 079 |
| Vehicle registration | SS |
| ISTAT | 090 |
The province of Sassari (Italian: provincia di Sassari; Sardinian: provìntzia de Tàtari; Sassarese: prubìnzia di Sàssari; Algherese: província de Sàsser; Gallurese: pruvincia di Sassari) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital was the city of Sassari. On 1 April 2025, the province was suppressed in favor of the new Metropolitan City of Sassari, which corresponds to the 66 western comuni of the province in its 2005-2015 borders; the easternmost 26 comuni were reorganized as Province of Gallura-Northeastern Sardinia, corresponding to the borders of the former Province of Olbia-Tempio.
As of 2017, the province had a population of 493,357 inhabitants.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1951 | 353,582 | — |
| 1961 | 385,319 | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 402,152 | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 438,981 | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 461,061 | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 460,660 | −0.1% |
| 2011 | 478,544 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 476,516 | −0.4% |
| Source: ISTAT | ||