province of Ogliastra

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| name = Province of Ogliastra

| native_name = Provìntzia de s'Ogiastra

| native_name_lang = srd

| settlement_type = Province

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| image_flag = Flag of the Province of Ogliastra.svg

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| map_caption = Map highlighting the location of the province of Ogliastra in Italy

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Italy}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Sardinia

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| seat_type = Capital(s)

| seat = Lanusei and Tortolì

| parts_type = Comuni

| parts_style = para

| p1 = 23

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| leader_title = President

| leader_name = Bruno Pilia

| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 1854

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| population_total = 58026

| population_as_of = 2005

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type2 = GDP

| demographics2_footnotes = [http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional Gross Domestic Product (Small regions TL3)], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.

| demographics2_title1 = Total

| demographics2_info1 = €1.002 billion (2015)

| demographics2_title2 = Per capita

| demographics2_info2 = €17,432 (2015)

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 080xx

| area_code_type = Telephone prefix

| area_code = 0782

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| registration_plate = OG

| blank_name_sec1 = ISTAT

| blank_info_sec1 = 105

| website = {{official website|http://www.provinciaogliastra.gov.it/}}

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The province of Ogliastra ({{langx|it|provincia dell'Ogliastra}} {{IPA|it|proˈvintʃa delloʎˈʎastra|}}, {{langx|sc|provìntzia de s'Ogiastra}}) was a former province in eastern Sardinia, Italy. Ogliastra was the most mountainous province in Sardinia. With only some 57,642 inhabitants,{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttitalia.it/sardegna/provincia-dell-ogliastra/|title=Provincia dell'Ogliastra|publisher=Tutt Italia|accessdate=4 August 2015}} it was also the least populous province of Italy.{{cite web|url=http://www.demo.istat.it/bilmens2013gen/index.html|title=Statistics|publisher=ISTAT|accessdate=4 August 2015}} The province had a population density of 31.08 inhabitants per square kilometer and the president of the province was Bruno Pilia. It corresponded roughly to the medieval Judicate of Agugliastra. The province of Ogliastra contained 23 comuni (plural; singular: comune), see the list of communes of the Province of Ogliastra.

In 2016 it was suppressed and all of its municipalities but one joined the Province of Nuoro. The municipality of Seui joined the newest Province of South Sardinia.

The province had two capitals, the towns and comuni Tortolì (the largest comune) and Lanusei.{{cite web|url=http://www.comuni-italiani.it/105/|title=Ogliastra|publisher=Comuni Italiani|accessdate=4 August 2015}} On 6 May 2012 the regional referendums of Sardinia took place regarding the abolition of certain provinces and a variety of other matters. The suggestion of reforming or abolishing certain provinces in Sardinia was approved by the Regional Council of Sardinia on 24 May 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.regione.sardegna.it/xml/getpage.php?cat=7874|title=Referendum|publisher=Autonomous Region of Sardinia|date=25 May 2012|accessdate=4 August 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508093757/http://www.regione.sardegna.it/xml/getpage.php?cat=7874|archivedate=8 May 2012}} Due to this, the province of Ogliastra was ordered to form a new administrative body or be abolished on 1 March 2013, but this expiry date for constitutional changes was extended to 1 July 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.radiopress.it/2012/05/province-in-vita-per-altri-9-mesi-il-consiglio-regionale-approva-la-legge-in-aula-rissa-stochino-manincheddaa/|title=Provinces alive for another nine months, the Council approves the law|publisher=Radio Press|accessdate=4 August 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526110501/http://www.radiopress.it/2012/05/province-in-vita-per-altri-9-mesi-il-consiglio-regionale-approva-la-legge-in-aula-rissa-stochino-manincheddaa/|archivedate=26 May 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.unionesarda.it/Articoli/Articolo/274564|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205083747/http://www.unionesarda.it/Articoli/Articolo/274564|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 December 2012|title=Provinces begin the countdown|publisher=L'Unione Sarda|accessdate=4 August 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.regione.sardegna.it/j/v/491?s=197867&v=2&c=1489&t=1|title=Provinces: all out in nine months|publisher=La Nuova Sardegna|date=25 May 2012|accessdate=4 August 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.regione.sardegna.it/rassegnastampa/1_231_20130227084807.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114047/http://www.regione.sardegna.it/rassegnastampa/1_231_20130227084807.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|title=Provinces receive extension extension but only until June 2013|publisher=L'Unione Sarda|date=27 February 2013|accessdate=4 August 2015|p=9}} After the regional law number 15 of 28 June 2013, the province was allowed to maintain its functions,{{cite web|url=http://buras.regione.sardegna.it/block/resource/LTM0MDU5NjA1Ng==/b3_p1_p2.pdf|title=Official Bulletin of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia|date=15 January 2015|publisher=Autonomous Region of Sardinia|accessdate=4 August 2015|pp=11–13}} before it was eventually disbanded in 2016.

To the south it bordered the province of Cagliari and it borders the province of Nuoro in the north. Ogliastra was founded in 2001 when the number of Sardinian provinces was doubled. It contained the river Flumendosa and the lake of Basso Flumendosa, and it also contained large massif Gennargentu. Ogliastra took its name from the olive trees in the province, known as the olivastri. It was situated on the Tyrrhenian Sea.{{cite web|url=http://www.italia.it/en/discover-italy/sardinia/ogliastra.html|title=Ogliastra|publisher=Italia.it|accessdate=4 August 2015}}

In April 2021, under Sardinian Regional Council's Regional Law Nr. 7,{{Cite web |title=Legge regionale 12 aprile 2021, n. 7 |trans-title=Regional law 7 of April 12, 2021 |url=http://www.regione.sardegna.it/documenti/1_422_20210419102943.pdf |website=Region of Sardinia |language=it}} the province was restored with 22 comuni; the comune of Seulo remained a part of the province of Nuoro, whilst the comune of Seui joined the Metropolitan City of Cagliari.{{Cite web |title=Cenni storici - Province |url=https://www.sardegnaautonomie.it/cenni-storici-province |website=Autonomous Region of Sardinia |language=it}} Whilst the Italian government challenged the law,{{Cite web |title=Leggi impugnate dal Governo |url=https://www.consregsardegna.it/xvilegislatura/attivita/attivita-legislativa/leggi/leggi-impugnate-dal-governo/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Consiglio regionale della Sardegna |language=it-IT}} thus stalling its implementation,{{Cite web |title=Politica, nuove Province in alto mare: irrisolto il nodo referendum |url=https://www.lanuovasardegna.it/regione/2021/12/01/news/nuove-province-in-alto-mare-irrisolto-il-nodo-referendum-1.40985443 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=La Nuova Sardegna |language=it}} on March 12, 2022, the Constitutional Court ruled in favor of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia.{{Cite web |last=Madeddu |first=Davide |date=2022-03-12 |title=Sardegna, la Consulta salva la riforma delle Province |url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/sardegna-consulta-salva-riforma-province-AEkGfhJB?refresh_ce=1 |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Il Sole 24 ORE |language=it}} On April 13, 2023, the regional council, at the proposal of the regional government, approved an amendment to the 2021 reform, defining the timeframe and manner of its implementation, which would see its full implementation in 2024.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-12 |title=Altre 5 Province in Sardegna, iter nel collegato al bilancio - Notizie - Ansa.it |url=https://www.ansa.it/sardegna/notizie/2023/04/12/altre-5-province-in-sardegna-iter-nel-collegato-al-bilancio_f6308759-d400-4df8-aae0-173f9af315bf.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=Agenzia ANSA |language=it}}