Béni Abbès Province

Béni Abbès Province
Béni Abbès Province ; ولاية بني عباس
	Province
	Map of Algeria highlighting Béni Abbès
	Coordinates: 30°08′00″N 2°10′00″W
Country	Algeria
Capital	Béni Abbès
Government
• Wāli	Boubakar Lansari
Area
• Total	424,948 km2 (164,073 sq mi)
Elevation	276 m (906 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
• Total	50,163
• Density	0.12/km2 (0.31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 code	DZ-01
Districts	6
Municipalities	10

The wilaya of Béni Abbès is an Algerian Province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.

Geography

The wilaya of Béni Abbès is in the Algerian Sahara; its area is 131,220 km² .

It is delimited by:

to the north by the Bechar Province an Morocco;
to the east by the Timimoun Province;
to the west by the Tindouf Province;
and to the south by the Tindouf Province and Adrar Province.

History

The wilaya of Béni Abbès 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 Bechar Province.

Organization of the wilaya

During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of Béni Abbès is made up of 10 communes and 3 Districts

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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[Alg2008RGPH-1] 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.