Adrar Province
| Adrar Province ولاية أدرار | |
|---|---|
| Province | |
 Map of Algeria highlighting Adrar | |
| Coordinates: 27°52′50″N 0°17′50″W / 27.88056°N 0.29722°WCoordinates: 27°52′50″N 0°17′50″W / 27.88056°N 0.29722°W | |
| Country |
 Algeria |
| Capital | Adrar |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | Mr. Menad Mehdi (FLN) |
| • Wāli | Mr. Messaoud Djari |
| Area | |
| • Total | 424,948 km2 (164,073 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 402,197 |
| • Density | 0.95/km2 (2.5/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 424,948 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.
Administrative divisions
The province comprises 11 districts (daïras) and 28 communes or municipalities (baladiyahs)
Districts
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (French) "Code Geographique National" (PDF). 5ème Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat (in Arabic). 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Repartition des Sieges des Assemblees Populaires Communales: 01 — Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF). Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne N° 47 (in French). 10 July 2002.
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