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Oum El Bouaghi Province

 
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Oum El Bouaghi Province
ولاية أم البواقي
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Map of Algeria highlighting the Province of Oum El Bouaghi
Province Code 4
Area Code +213 (0) 32
Administration
Capital Oum El Bouaghi
Districts 12
Municipalities 29
Wāli Mr. Bouderbali Mohamed
PPA president Mr. Chouia Taha Hocine (FLN)
Basic statistics
Area 6,768 km² (2,613.14 sq mi)
Population 644,364[1] (2008)
Density 95.2/km² (246.6/sq mi)

Oum el-Bouaghi (Arabic: ولاية أم البواقي‎) is a wilaya of Algeria. The capital is Oum el-Bouaghi, which was named Can Robert (during French occupation), Sidi R'Ghis a few years later, and Oum El Bouaghi before independence.

Administrative divisions

The province is made up of 12 districts and 29 municipalities. The districts are:

  • Aïn Babouche
  • Aïn Beïda
  • Aïn Fakroun
  • Aïn Kechra
  • Aïn M'Lila
  • Dhalaâ
  • F'Kirina
  • Ksar Sbahi
  • Meskiana
  • Oum El Bouaghi
  • Sigus
  • Souk Naâmane

Communes

  • Oum el Bouaghi
  • Aïn Babouche
  • Aïn Beida
  • Aïn Diss
  • Aïn Fakroun
  • Aïn Kercha
  • Aïn M'lila
  • Aïn Zitoun
  • Behir Chergui
  • Berriche
  • Bir Chouhada
  • D'hala
  • El Amiria
  • El Belala
  • El Djazia
  • El Fedjouz Boughrara Saoudi
  • El Harmilia
  • Fkirina
  • Hanchir Toumghani
  • Ksar Sbahi
  • Meskiana
  • Oued Nini
  • Ouled Gacem
  • Ouled Hamla
  • Ouled Zoual
  • Rahia
  • Sigus
  • Souk Naamane
  • Zorg

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.



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