Province of Olbia-Tempio
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| Nation |
Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Capital | Olbia and Tempio Pausania |
| Area | km² |
| Population (2001) | 138,334 |
| Density | 41 |
| Municipalities | 26 |
| Italian car number plates>Vehicle Registration | OT |
| Postal Code | 07000-07099 |
| Telephone Prefix | 079-0789 |
| Istituto Nazionale di Statistica>ISTAT | 104 |
| President | Anna Pietrina Murrighile
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| Map highlighting the location of Olbia-Tempio in Italy | |
Olbia-Tempio is the name of a province in the autonomous region of Sardinia, Italy.
The territory includes the historical region of Gallura ("Gaddura"), the northeastern coast of Sardinia ("Costa Smeralda"), and the island of La Maddalena ("A Madalena").
The largest municipalities in the province are Olbia (pop. 45,366 in 2001 census), Tempio Pausania (13,992), La Maddalena (11,369), and Arzachena (10,730). Smaller municipalities in the province are Calangianus, Santa Teresa Gallura, Buddosò, Budoni, Oschiri, Palau, Berchidda, and San Teodoro.
In the Middle Ages Gallura was one of the four "Giudicati".
The language spoken in this province is Gallurese, a Corsican dialect influenced by sardinian logudorese but not Sardinian language.
| Europe | Italy | Sardinia (Sardegna) | |
| Cagliari | Carbonia-Iglesias | Medio Campidano | Nuoro | Ogliastra | Olbia-Tempio | Oristano | Sassari | |
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