Saïda Province

Saïda (Arabic: ولاية سعيدة‎) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria, named after its capital.

For other uses, see Saida.
Saïda Province

ولاية سعيدة
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Saïda
Coordinates: 34°50′N 0°09′E
Country Algeria
CapitalSaïda
Area
 • Total6,764 km2 (2,612 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total328,685
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 48
ISO 3166 codeDZ-20
Districts6
Municipalities16

History

The province was created from parts of Oran (department), Saïda department and Saoura department in 1974.

In 1984 El Bayadh Province and Naama Province were carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 6 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 16 communes or municipalities.

Districts
  1. Aïn El Hadjar
  2. El Hassasna
  3. Ouled Brahim
  4. Saïda
  5. Sidi Boubekeur
  6. Youb

Communes
  1. Aïn El Hadjar
  2. Aïn Sekhouna
  3. Aïn Soltane
  4. Doui Thabet
  5. El Hassasna
  6. Hounet
  7. Maamora
  8. Moulay Larbi
  9. Ouled Brahim
  10. Ouled Khaled
  11. Saïda
  12. Sidi Ahmed
  13. Sidi Amar
  14. Sidi Boubekeur
  15. Tircine
  16. Youb

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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