| Oum El Bouaghi Province ولاية أم البواقي |
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| — Province — | |
| Map of Algeria highlighting Oum El Bouaghi | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Capital | Oum El Bouaghi |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | Mr. Chouia Taha Hocine (FLN) |
| • Wāli | Mr. Bouderbali Mohamed |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,768 km2 (2,613.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 644,364 |
| • Density | 95.2/km2 (246.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 32 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-04 |
| Districts | 12 |
| Municipalities | 29 |
Oum El Bouaghi or Oum el-Bouaghi (Arabic: ولاية أم البواقي) is a province (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.
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The province is divided into 12 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 29 communes or municipalities.
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