Adrar Province

For the region of Mauritania, see Adrar (region).
Adrar Province
ولاية أدرار
—  Province  —
Map of Algeria highlighting Adrar
Coordinates:
Country  Algeria
Capital Adrar
Government
 • PPA president Mr. Menad Mehdi (FLN)
 • Wāli Mr. Messaoud Djari
Area
 • Total 439,700 km2 (169,769.1 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 402,197
 • Density 0.9/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
Area Code +213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 code DZ-01
Districts 11
Municipalities 28

Adrar (Arabic: ولاية أدرار‎, Wilayat Adrar) is a province (wilaya) in southwestern Algeria, named after its capital Adrar. It is the second-largest province, with an area of 427,368 km². It had 402,197 inhabitants at the 2008 population census.[1]

It is bordered to the north by the Wilaya (province) of Bechar, El Bayadh and Ghardaïa; to the west by the Wilaya of Tindouf; to the east by the Wilaya of Tamanrasset; to the south by Mauritania and Mali.

Adrar is composed of three natural and cultural Regions: Touat (Adrar, Zaouiet Kounta), Gourara (Aougrout, Timimoune), and Tidikelt (Aoulef) and 299 ksour.

Contents

Administrative divisions

The province comprises 11 districts (daïras) and 28 communes or municipalities (baladiyahs)

Districts

  1. Adrar
  2. Aougrout
  3. Aoulef
  4. Bordj Badji Mokhtar
  5. Charouine
  6. Fenoughil
  7. Reggane
  8. T'Sabit
  9. Timimoun
  10. Tinerkouk
  11. Zaouiet Kounta

Communes

No. [2][3] Commune [2][3] Arabic [2] Population [3]
01 Adrar أدرار 43,903
02 Tamest تامست 6,658
03 Charouine شروين 8,678
04 Reggane رقان 14,179
05 In Zghmir ان زقمير 14,062
06 Tit تيط 3,160
07 Ksar Kaddour قصر قدور 3,500
08 Tsabit تسابيت 11,832
09 Timimoun (Timmimoun) تيميمون 28,595
10 Ouled Said أوالد السعيد 7,538
11 Zaouiet Kounta زاوية كنتة 14,531
12 Aoulef أولف 15,229
13 Timokten (Timoktene, Timekten, Tamekten) تمقطن 14,134
14 Tamentit (Tamantit) تمنطيط 7,912
15 Fenoughil فنوغيل 9,962
16 Tinerkouk تينركوك 13,393
17 Deldoul دلدول 7,465
18 Sali سالى 11,304
19 Akabli أقبلى 7,513
20 Metarfa الطارفة 7,061
21 Ouled Ahmed Timmi (Ouled Ahmed Temmi) أوالد أحمد تيمى 11,976
22 Bouda بودة 8,668
23 Aougrout أوقروت 9,878
24 Talmine طلمين 9,469
25 Bordj Badji Mokhtar برج باجى مختار 9,323
26 Sebaa (Sbaa) السبع 1,989
27 Ouled Aissa أوالد عيسى 5,497
28 Timiaouine تيمياوين 4,206

References

  1. ^ a b Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
  2. ^ a b c (French) (Arabic) "Code Geographique National". 5ème Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat. 2008. http://www.ons.dz/IMG/code%20geo%20-%20fra%20-%20ara.pdf. 
  3. ^ a b c (French) "Repartition des Sieges des Assemblees Populaires Communales: 01 — Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF). Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne N° 47. 10 July 2002. http://www.joradp.dz/JO2000/2002/047/FP6.pdf.