| Béchar Province | |
| ولاية بشار | |
Map of Algeria highlighting the Province of Béchar |
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| Province Code | 8 |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 29 |
| Administration | |
| Capital | Béchar |
| Districts | 12 |
| Municipalities | 21 |
| Wāli | Mr. Mecheri Azzedine |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 161,400 km² (62,300 sq mi) |
| Population | 274,866[1] (2008) |
| Density | 1.7/km² (4.4/sq mi) |
Béchar (Arabic: ولاية بشار) (Tifinagh: ⴱⴻⵛⴰⵔ) is a province in Algeria, named after its capital Béchar.
Districts
The province is made up of 12 districts and 21 municipalities. The districts are:
- Abadla
- Béchar
- Béni Abbès
- Béni Ounif
- El Ouata
- Igli
- Kénadsa
- Kerzaz
- Lahmar
- Ouled Khodeïr
- Tabelbala
- Taghit
The municipalies are:
- Abadla
- Béchar
- Beni Abbes
- Beni Ikhlef
- Beni Ounif
- Boukais
- El Ouata
- Erg Ferradj
- Igli
- Kenadsa
- Kerzaz
- Ksabi
- Lahmar
- Mechraa Houari Boumedienne
- Meridja
- Mogheul
- Ouled Khoudir
- Tabalbala
- Taghit
- Tamtert
- Timoudi
References
- ^ 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.
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