Ollastra () is a ''

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Oristano The province of Oristano (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of Oristano. There are 87 ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') in the province. It has an area of , a total populati ...

in the

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region

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, located about northwest of

Cagliari Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and largest city of the island of Sardinia, an Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with special statute, autonomous region of Italy. It has about 146,62 ...

and about northeast of

Oristano Oristano (; ) is an Italian city and (municipality), the capital of the Province of Oristano in the central-western part of the island of Sardinia. It is located on the northern part of the Campidano plain. It was established as the provincial ...

. Ollastra Simaxis borders the following municipalities:

Fordongianus Fordongianus (; Ancient Greek: ''Hydata Hypsitana''; or ''Forum Trajani'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about northeast of Oristano. As of 3 ...

Siapiccia Siapiccia () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about east of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 365 and an area of .All demogr ...

Simaxis Simaxis (; or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about northeast of Oristano. Simaxis borders the following municipalities: Ollastra, Oristano ...

Villanova Truschedu Villanova Truschedu, Bidda Noa Truschedu in Sardinian language, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about northeast of Oristano. As of 31 December 200 ...

Zerfaliu Zerfaliu (Zrofollìu in the Sardinian language) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about northeast of Oristano. Zerfaliu borders the following mun ...

. From 1928 to 1946 the place was a ''

frazione A ''frazione'' (: ''frazioni'') is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' ('municipality') in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidat ...

'' of nearby

and was therefore known as Ollastra Simaxis. It changed its name to simply Ollastra in 1991.

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Cities and towns in Sardinia {{Sardinia-geo-stub