El Oued Province

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El Oued Province
ولاية الوادي

Map of Algeria highlighting the Province of El Oued
Province Code 39
Area Code +213 (0) 32
Administration
Capital El Oued
Districts 12
Municipalities 30
Basic statistics
Area 54.573 km² (21.071 sq mi)
Population 504.401 (1998)
Density 9/km² (24/sq mi)

El Oued (Arabic: ولاية الوادي) is a Saharan province of Algeria (n° 39) dominated by Oued Souf. It was named after its eponymous capital.

Notable towns include El Oued itself and Guemar, Debila, and Robbah.

[edit] Administrative division

The province is made up of 12 districts and 30 municipalities. The districts are (in no particular order):

  • Djamaâ
  • Taleb Larbi
  • Debila
  • Guemar
  • El Meghaier
  • Robbah
  • Hassi Khelifa
  • Magrane
  • Reguiba
  • Magrane
  • El Oued
  • District-municipality: Bayadha

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