Bérianne District

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Bérianne District
دائرة بريان
District
Map of Algeria highlighting Ghardaïa Province
Map of Ghardaïa Province highlighting Bérianne District
Coordinates: 32°50′N 3°46′E / 32.833°N 3.767°E / 32.833; 3.767Coordinates: 32°50′N 3°46′E / 32.833°N 3.767°E / 32.833; 3.767
Country  Algeria
Province Ghardaïa
District seat Bérianne
Time zone CET (UTC+01)

Bérianne is a district in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Bérianne.

Municipalities

The district is coextensive with its only municipality:[1]

  • Bérianne, a town of 30,200 people[2] which saw ethnic unrest in May 2008.[3]

References

  1. "Décret executif n° 91-306 du 24 août 1991 fixant la liste des communes animées par cheque chef de daïra. Wilaya de Ghardaia" (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 4 September 1991. p. 1317. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013 or before. Retrieved 30 May 2013. 
  2. "Population: Ghardaïa Wilaya" (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 13 February 2013. 
  3. Arab-Berber clashes shake Algeria town, Lamine Chikhi, Reuters. 18 May 2008.


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