[3] Colonies in the province were established by the Phoenicians and Carthaginians in the 9th or 8th centuries BC.

Its mining industry developed during the nineteenth century due to its barium, copper, lead, silver and zinc deposits, but this industry fell into decline after World War II.

[2] On 6 May 2012 the regional referendums of Sardinia took place regarding the abolition of certain provinces and a variety of other matters.

[4] Due to this, the province of Carbonia-Iglesias was ordered to form a new administrative body or be abolished on 1 March 2013, but this expiry date for constitutional changes was extended to 1 July 2013.

[9] Whilst the Italian government challenged the law,[10] thus stalling its implementation,[11] on March 12, 2022, the Constitutional Court ruled in favor of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia.