Cagliari (; ) was a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy and its capital city was Cagliari. It had an area of , and a total population of 543,310 (2001). There were 71 comuni (singular: comune) in the province . The historical province was suppressed by the 2016 Regional Decree Province of Cagliari and replaced by the Metropolitan City of Cagliari. Geography The valley of Piscinamanna is in the province. Major comuni As of June 30, 2005, the major comuni by population was: Government List of presidents of the province of Cagliari Provincial elections The Democratic Party (, PD) is a social-democratic political party in Italy, with The People of Freedom (, PdL), it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system. External links Official website Cagliari