Ollastra ( sc, Ollasta) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Oristano The province of Oristano ( it, provincia di Oristano, sc, provìntzia de Aristanis) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy. Its capital is the city of Oristano. It has an area of , a total population of 160,746 (2016), ...

in the

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region

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

, located about northwest of

Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...

and about northeast of

Oristano Oristano (; sc, Aristanis ) is an Italian city and ''comune'', and 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 pr ...

. Ollastra Simaxis borders the following municipalities:

Fordongianus Fordongianus, ( sc, Fordongianis) (Ancient Greek: ''Hydata Hypsitana'', la, Aquae Hypsitanae or ''Forum Trajani'',Siapiccia Siapiccia ( sc, Siapicìa) 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 ...

Simaxis Simaxis (; sc, Simaghis 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: Oll ...

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 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. Zerfaliu borders the following municipali ...

. From 1928 to 1946 the place was a ''

frazione A ''frazione'' (plural: ) 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 consolidate territ ...

'' 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