El M'Ghair Province

The wilaya of El M'Ghair is an Algerian province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.

El M'Ghair Province

ولاية المغير
Map of Algeria highlighting El M'Ghair
Coordinates: 33°56′50″N 5°55′20″E
CountryAlgeria
CapitalEl M'Ghair
Area
  Total8,835 km2 (3,411 sq mi)
Elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
  Total162,267
  Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area code+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 codeDZ-01
Districts2
Municipalities8

Geography

The wilaya of El M'Ghair is in the Algerian Sahara; its area is 131,220 km² .

It is delimited by:

History

The wilaya of El M'Ghair 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 El Oued Province.

Organization of the wilaya

During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of El M'Ghair is made up of 3 communes and 2 Districts

See also

  • History of Algerian local authorities

References

  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.
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