Location: Sardinia, Italy

Surnames/tags: Italy Italian Roots Sardinia
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Region of Sardinia
Sardinia (/sɑrˈdɪniə/, Italian: Sardegna [sarˈdeɲɲa], Sardinian: Sardìgna, Sardìnnia [sarˈdiɲɲa]/[sarˈdinja], Sassarese: Sardhigna, Gallurese: Saldigna, Algherese: Saldegna, Tabarchino: Sardegna) is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and before Cyprus) and an autonomous region of Italy, which goes by the official name of Regione Autonoma della Sardegna / Regione Autònoma de Sardigna (Autonomous Region of Sardinia).
The nearest land masses are (clockwise from north) the island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia, the Balearic Islands, and Provence. The Tyrrhenian Sea portion of the Mediterranean Sea is directly to the east of Sardinia between the Sardinian east coast and the west coast of the Italian mainland peninsula. The Strait of Bonifacio is directly north of Sardinia and separates Sardinia from the French island of Corsica.
The region has its capital in its largest city, Cagliari. Its indigenous language and the other minority languages (Sassarese, Gallurese, Catalan Algherese and Tabarchino) enjoy "equal dignity" with Italian each in the concerned territory by a regional law.[1]
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Provinces (Province)
Sardinia consists of four provinces and a metropolitan city, as follows[2]:
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Locations of provinces of Sardinia. |
Province | Number of Comuni | Population | Area (km²) | Web site |
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Metropolitan City of Cagliari | 17 | 431,819 | 1,248 | Cagliari |
Province of Nuoro | 74 | 211,605 | 5,786 | Nuoro |
Province of Oristano | 87 | 159,667 | 3,034 | Oristano |
Province of Sassari | 92 | 493,331 | 7,692 | Sassari |
Province of South Sardinia | 107 | 355,371 | 6,339 | Sud Sardegna |
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History (Storia)
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Sources (Fonti)
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