Touggourt Province

Touggourt Province
Touggourt Province ; ولاية تقرت
	Province
	Map of Algeria highlighting Touggourt
	Coordinates: 33°06′30″N 6°03′50″E
Country	Algeria
Capital	Touggourt
Area
• Total	17,428 km2 (6,729 sq mi)
Elevation	276 m (906 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
• Total	247,221
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area code	+213 (0) 55
ISO 3166 code	DZ-01
Districts	4
Municipalities	11

The wilaya of Touggourt is an Algerian province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.

Geography

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

It is delimited by:

to the north by the El M'Ghair Province;
to the east by the El Oued Province;
to the west by the Ouargla Province;
and to the south by the Ouargla Province.

History

The wilaya of Touggourt 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 Ouargla Province.

Organization of the wilaya

During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of Touggourt is made up of 3 communes and 2 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.