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 | |
.svg) Map of Algeria highlighting El Bayadh | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′N 01°01′E / 33.683°N 1.017°E | |
| 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 | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 49 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-32 |
| Districts | 8 |
| Municipalities | 22 |
| Website | http://www.wilaya-elbayadh.gov.dz/index.php |
History edit
The province was created from Saïda Province in 1984.
Administrative divisions edit
The province is divided into 8 districts,[3] which are further divided into 22 communes or municipalities.
Districts edit
Communes edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "El Bayadh (Province, Algeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ^ "The official journal of People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" (PDF). SGG Algeria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
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