El Bayadh Province

El Bayadh (Arabic: ولاية البيض‎) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, named after its capital El Bayadh. It is surrounded by mountains from the South, North, and Northeast of the state.[2]

El Bayadh Province

ولاية البيض
In the center of El Bayadh
Map of Algeria highlighting El Bayadh
Coordinates: 33°41′N 01°01′E
Country Algeria
CapitalEl Bayadh
Area
  Total78,870 km2 (30,450 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
  Total262,187
  Density3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 codeDZ-32
Districts8
Municipalities22

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 8 districts,[3] which are further divided into 22 communes or municipalities.

Districts

  1. Boualem
  2. Bougtob
  3. Boussemghoun
  4. Brézina
  5. Chellala
  6. El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh
  7. El Bayadh
  8. Rogassa

Communes

References

  1. Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
  2. "El Bayadh (Province, Algeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  3. "The official journal of People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" (PDF). SGG Algeria. Retrieved 2007-11-06. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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