Province_of_Carbonia-Iglesias
Province of Carbonia-Iglesias
Province in Sardinia, Italy
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.[2] 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.[3] It had two provincial capitals, Carbonia and Iglesias, with populations of 29,007 and 27,332 as of 2015, respectively.[3]