El Bayadh Province

El Bayadh Province
ولاية البيض
Province

Map of Algeria highlighting El Bayadh
Coordinates: 33°41′N 01°01′E / 33.683°N 1.017°E / 33.683; 1.017Coordinates: 33°41′N 01°01′E / 33.683°N 1.017°E / 33.683; 1.017
Country  Algeria
Capital El Bayadh
Area
 • Total 78,870 km2 (30,450 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 262,187
 • Density 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
Area Code +213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 code DZ-32
Districts 8
Municipalities 22

El Bayadh (Arabic: ولاية البيض‎‎) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, named after its capital El Bayadh.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 8 districts,[2] 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

  1. Arbaouet
  2. Aïn El Orak
  3. Boualem
  4. Bougtob
  5. Boussemghoun
  6. Brézina
  7. Cheguig
  8. Chellala
  9. El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh
  10. El Bayadh
  11. El Bnoud
  12. El Kheiter
  13. El Maharra
  14. Ghassoul
  15. Kef Lahmar
  16. Krakda
  17. Rogassa
  18. Sidi Amar
  19. Sidi Slimane
  20. Sidi Taifour
  21. Stitten
  22. Tousmouline

References

  1. ↑ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
  2. ↑ "The official journal of People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" (PDF). SGG Algeria. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
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