Touggourt Province
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Touggourt Province
ولاية تقرت | |
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Coordinates: 33°06′30″N 6°03′50″E / 33.10833°N 6.06389°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | Touggourt |
Area | |
• Total | 17,428 km2 (6,729 sq mi) |
Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 247,221 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area code | +213 (0) 55 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-01 |
Districts | 4 |
Municipalities | 11 |
Touggourt (Arabic: ولاية تقرت) is an Algerian province (wilaya) created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.
Geography
Touggourt Province is located in the Algerian Sahara and has an area of 17,428 km². Its main settlement and capital, Touggourt, is located on an oasis.
It is delimited by:
- to the north by the El M'Ghair Province;
- to the east by the El Oued Province;
- to the west by the Ouargla Province;
- and to the south by the Ouargla Province.
History
The wilaya of Touggourt was created on November 26, 2019.
Previously, it was a delegated wilaya, created according to the law n° 15–140 of May 27, 2015, creating administrative districts in certain wilayas and fixing the specific rules related to them, as well as the list of municipalities that are attached to it. Before 2019, it was attached to the Ouargla Province.
Organization of the wilaya
During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of Touggourt is made up of 4 districts and 11 communes.
List of walis
District | Commune | Arabic | Map |
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Mégarine District | Megarine | اﻟﻤﻘﺎرﻳﻦ | |
Sidi Slimane | ﺳﻴﺪي ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎن | ||
Taïbet District | Benaceur | ﺑﻦ ﻧﺎﺻﺮ | |
M'Naguer | اﻟﻤﻨﻘﺮ | ||
Taibet | اﻟﻄﻴﺒﺎت | ||
Témacine District | Balidat Ameur | ﺑﻠﻴﺪة ﻋﺎﻣﺮ | |
Tamacine | ﺗﻤﺎﺳﻴﻦ | ||
Touggourt District | Nezla | ﻧﺰﻟﺔ | |
Tebesbest | ﺗﻴﺒسﺴﺖ | ||
Touggourt | تقرت | ||
Zaouia El Abidia | اﻟﺰاوﻳﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﺑﺪﻳﺔ |
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References
- ^ 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 July 2, 2008.
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