The Province of Sulcis Iglesiente (Italian: Provincia del Sulcis Iglesiente; Sardinian: Provìntzia de su Sulcis Igresiente) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. It has two capitals; Carbonia and Iglesias. The province was established on April 16, 2021 and became functional on June 1, 2025. It has 118,690 inhabitants across its 24 municipalities.
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👉 Province of Sulcis Iglesiente in the context of Iglesias, Sardinia
Iglesias (Italian pronunciation: [iˈɡlɛːzjas], locally [iˈɡlezjas] ; from Spanish: [iˈɣlesjas]; Sardinian: Igrèsias) is a town and municipality, as well as the co-capital (along with Carbonia) of the Province of Sulcis Iglesiente in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. As of 2025, with a population of 24,634, it is also the 2nd-largest town in the province and the 11th-largest in Sardinia.
Under Aragonese and Spanish control Iglesias was one of the most important royal cities on Sardinia (which depended directly on the king), and it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iglesias. At an elevation of 190 metres (620 ft) in the hills of southwestern Sardinia, it was the centre of a mining district from which lead, zinc, and silver were extracted. Iglesias was also a centre for the distillation of sulfuric acid.
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- ⭐ Core Definition: Province of Sulcis Iglesiente
- 👉 Province of Sulcis Iglesiente in the context of Iglesias, Sardinia
- Province of Sulcis Iglesiente in the context of Carloforte
- Province of Sulcis Iglesiente in the context of Calasetta
- Province of Sulcis Iglesiente in the context of Sant'Antioco Island
- Province of Sulcis Iglesiente in the context of Portovesme
- Province of Sulcis Iglesiente in the context of Villaperuccio
Province of Sulcis Iglesiente in the context of Carloforte
Carloforte (Tabarchino: U Pàize, lit. 'The Village, The Town') is a fishing and resort town located on Isola di San Pietro ('Saint Peter's Island'), approximately 7 kilometres (4 miles) off the southwestern coast of Sardinia, Italy, administratively a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sulcis Iglesiente. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ('The most beautiful villages of Italy').
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Calasetta (Sardinian: Cala Seda, Tabarchino Ligurian: Câdesédda) is a town and municipality located on the island of Sant'Antioco, in the Province of Sulcis Iglesiente of the autonomous region of Sardinia in Italy. With a population of 2,784, it is the less populous of the 2 towns on the island.
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Sant'Antioco (Italian pronunciation: [santanˈtiːoko]; Sardinian: Santu Antiogu) is a town and municipality on the island of the same name in southwestern Sardinia, in the Province of Sulcis Iglesiente, in the Sulcis subregion. With a population of 10,451, the municipality of Sant'Antioco is the island's largest settlement. It is also the site of ancient Sulci, considered the second city of Sardinia in antiquity.
View the full Wikipedia page for Sant'Antioco IslandProvince of Sulcis Iglesiente in the context of Portovesme
Portoscuso (Sardinian: Portescusi) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sulcis Iglesiente in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Cagliari and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Carbonia. The languages used here are Italian and Sardinian Campidanese.
Portoscuso borders the following municipalities: Carbonia, Gonnesa, and San Giovanni Suergiu.
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Villaperuccio (Sardinian: Sa Baronia) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Sulcis Iglesiente in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Cagliari and about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southeast of Carbonia, in the lower Sulcis.
Villaperuccio borders the municipalities of Narcao, Nuxis, Perdaxius, Piscinas, Santadi, and Tratalias. Its territory includes the pre-Nuragic necropolis of Montessu, some 40 nuraghe and the menhir site of is perdas croccadas.
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