Oum el-Bouaghi Province

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Oum el-Bouaghi
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Capital Oum el-Bouaghi
Area 7,639 km² (23nd)
Population 519,170 (29th)
Creation 1974
Districts 13
Municipalties 05
Area code +213 - (0) 32
Postal code 02

Oum el-Bouaghi (Arabic: ولاية أم البواقي ) is a wilaya of Algeria. The capital is Oum el-Bouaghi. It was named Can Robert (during French occupation), Sidi R'Ghis a few years later, and Oum El Bouaghi before independence. Localities in this wilaya include Ain Fakroun, Ain Babouche, Ain M'lila, Ain Beïda and Ain Zitoun.