The province of Nuoro (; ) is a

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in the autonomous island region of

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, Italy. Its capital is the city of

Nuoro Nuoro ( ; ) is a city and (municipality) in central-eastern Sardinia, Italy, situated on the slopes of Mount Ortobene. It is the capital of the province of Nuoro. With a population of 36,347 (2011), it is the sixth-largest city in Sardinia. Its ...

. It has an area of , and, , a total population of 210,972. The province is divided into 74 ''

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'' (: ''

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''), the largest of which are

(36,925 inhabitants), Siniscola (11,492),

Macomer Macomer () is a town and ''comune'' of Sardinia (Italy) in the province of Nuoro. It is situated on the southern ascent to the central plateau (the Campeda) of this part of Sardinia, at the junction of narrow-gauge lines branching from the main ra ...

(10,043), and Dorgali (8,576). The other ''comuni'' are generally not so large, even if Oliena (7,123 inhabitants) and Orosei (7,025) can be considered as well as populated towns. The province was established in 1927. In 2005, the territory of the province of Nuoro was substantially reduced as a consequence of the establishment in the island of four new provinces; subsequent administrative reforms have increased its size once again in 2016, through the annexation of 22 out of the 23 communes which made up the short-lived Ogliastra. In April 2021, under Sardinian Regional Council's Regional Law Nr. 7, the annexation was reversed, restroring the Ogliastra province and reducing the province of Nuoro back to pre-2016 borders (plus the ''comune'' of

Seulo Seulo (Seulu in sardinian language) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italy, Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 970 and an area of .All dem ...

that was previously located in the

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). Whilst the Italian government challenged the law, thus stalling its implementation, on March 12, 2022, the Constitutional Court ruled in favor of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia. 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. Parks located in the province include the National Park of the Gulf of Orosei and Gennargentu. It is known for its purported high concentration of

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and supercentenarians. From 5 March 2001 to 3 January 2002, Antonio Todde, from Tiana, was the oldest man in the world. It's is also one of the so-called

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Government

List of presidents of the province of Nuoro

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control

1927 establishments in Italy

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