Mostaganem Province

Mostaganem (Arabic: ولاية مستغانم‎) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. The capital is Mostaganem. Other localities include Ain Nouissi, Ain Tadles, Tazgait, Mezghrane, and Stidia.

Mostaganem Province

ولاية مستغانم
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Mostaganem
Coordinates: 35°56′N 0°05′E
Country Algeria
CapitalMostaganem
Area
 • Total2,269 km2 (876 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total746,947
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 45
ISO 3166 codeDZ-27
Districts10
Municipalities32

History

In 1984 Relizane Province was carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 10 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 32 communes or municipalities.

Districts
  1. Achacha
  2. Aïn Nouïssy
  3. Aïn Tédelès
  4. Bouguirat
  5. Hassi Mamèche
  6. Kheïr Eddine
  7. Mesra
  8. Mostaganem
  9. Sidi Ali
  10. Sidi Lakhdar

Communes
  1. Achacha (Achaacha)
  2. Aïn Boudinar
  3. Aïn Nouïssy
  4. Aïn Sidi Chérif
  5. Aïn Tédelès (Ain Tedles)
  6. Benabdelmalek Ramdane (Abdelmalek Ramdane)
  7. Bouguirat
  8. El Hassaine
  9. Fornaka
  10. Hadjadj
  11. Hassi Mamèche (Hasi Mameche)
  12. Khadra
  13. Kheïr Eddine (Kheiredine)
  14. Mansourah
  15. Mazagran (Mazagrain, Mezghrane)
  16. Mesra
  17. Mostaganem
  18. Nékmaria
  19. Oued El Kheïr
  20. Ouled Boughalem
  21. Ouled Malah (Ouled Maalef)
  22. Safsaf (Saf Saf)
  23. Sayada
  24. Sidi Ali
  25. Sidi Bellater (Sidi Belatar)
  26. Sidi Lakhdar (Sidi Lakhdaara)
  27. Sirat
  28. Souaflia
  29. Sour
  30. Stidia
  31. Tazgait
  32. Touahria

References
  1. Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
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