Touggourt Province

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

Touggourt Province

ولاية تقرت
Map of Algeria highlighting Touggourt
Coordinates: 33°06′30″N 6°03′50″E
Country Algeria
CapitalTouggourt
Area
  Total17,428 km2 (6,729 sq mi)
Elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
  Total247,221
  Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area code+213 (0) 55
ISO 3166 codeDZ-01
Districts4
Municipalities11

Geography

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

It is delimited by:

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

  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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