Oum El Bouaghi Province

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Oum El Bouaghi Province
ولاية أم البواقي

Map of Algeria highlighting the Province of Oum El Bouaghi
Province Code 4
Area Code +213 (0) 32
Administration
Capital Oum El Bouaghi
Districts 12
Municipalities 29
Wāli Mr. Bouderbali Mohamed
PPA president Mr. Chouia Taha Hocine (FLN)
Basic statistics
Area 6.768 km² (2.613,14 sq mi)
Population 519.170 (1998)
Density 75,6/km² (199/sq mi)

Oum el-Bouaghi (Arabic: ولاية أم البواقي ) is a wilaya of Algeria. The capital is Oum el-Bouaghi, which was named Can Robert (during French occupation), Sidi R'Ghis a few years later, and Oum El Bouaghi before independence.

[edit] Administrative divisions

The province is made up of 12 districts and 29 municipalities. The districts are (in no particular order):

  • Ksar Sbahi
  • Oum El Bouaghi
  • Dhalaâ
  • F'Kirina
  • Souk Naâmane
  • Aïn Fakroun
  • Meskiana
  • Aïn M'Lila
  • Aïn Babouche
  • Aïn Beïda
  • Aïn Kechra
  • Sigus