Metropolitan City of Sassari | |
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 View of Sassari | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location of the Metropolitan City of Sassari in Italy | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Established | 16 April 2021 |
| Became functional | 1 April 2025 |
| Capital(s) | Sassari |
| Municipalities | 66 |
| Government | |
| • Metropolitan mayor | Giuseppe Mascia |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,285.91 km2 (1,654.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2025)[2] | |
• Total | 312,555 |
| • Density | 72.9262/km2 (188.878/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | SS |
| ISTAT | 312 |
| Website | www |
TheMetropolitan City of Sassari (Italian:Città metropolitana di Sassari;Sardinian:Tzitade metropolitana de Tàtari) is ametropolitan city in the autonomous island region ofSardinia inItaly. Its capital isSassari, the second-largest city in Sardinia. The province was carved out from the formerprovince of Sassari on April 16, 2021 and became functional on April 1, 2025.[3] It has 312,555 inhabitants across its 66 municipalities.[2]
Theprovince of Sassari absorbed theprovince of Olbia-Tempio by a regional decree in 2016.[4]
On April 16, 2021, under Sardinian Regional Council's Regional Law Nr. 7, the province was restored as the Metropolitan City of Sassari, becoming the country's newest metropolitan city.[5] The province became fully functional on April 1, 2025.[3]
Facing theSardinian Sea to the west and north, the province is bordered by theprovince of Oristano to the east, theprovince of Nuoro to the southeast and theprovince of Gallura North-East Sardinia to the east. It has an area of 4,285.91 square kilometres (1,654.80 sq mi).
The province includes the historical regions ofGoceano,Meilogu,Nurra,Romangia andSassarese, as well as parts ofAnglona andMonteacuto.
| Climate data for Sassari,Sardinia | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) | 12.5 (54.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 16.3 (61.3) | 20.1 (68.2) | 24.0 (75.2) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.8 (82.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 20.7 (69.3) | 16.2 (61.2) | 13.1 (55.6) | 19.1 (66.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) | 6.1 (43.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | 8.8 (47.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 15.4 (59.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.9 (66.0) | 16.6 (61.9) | 13.5 (56.3) | 9.8 (49.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 11.6 (52.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 75 (3.0) | 76 (3.0) | 68 (2.7) | 65 (2.6) | 42 (1.7) | 20 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 17 (0.7) | 54 (2.1) | 98 (3.9) | 96 (3.8) | 85 (3.3) | 696 (27.6) |
| Average precipitation days | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 60 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 127 | 152 | 186 | 223 | 270 | 310 | 350 | 316 | 257 | 202 | 143 | 115 | 2,651 |
| Source: globopix[6] | |||||||||||||
Themayor of the metropolitan city is Giuseppe Mascia. The metropolitan mayor is by right the mayor of theadministrative centre. The extraordinary administrator (amministratore straordinario) of the metropolitan city is Gavino Arru, appointed by resolution 36/2 of September 19, 2024 of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia.[7]
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| Source:ISTAT[8][9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
