Aïn Témouchent Province
Aïn Témouchent Province ولاية عين تموشنت | |
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Coordinates: 35°18′N 01°08′W / 35.300°N 1.133°W | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | Aïn Témouchent |
Government | |
• PPA president | Mr. Tikhmarine Lakhdar (تيخمارين لخضر) (FLN) |
• Wāli | Mr. Bouderbali Mohamed (محمد بودربالي) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,376.89 km2 (917.72 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 384,565 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 27 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-46 |
Districts | 8 |
Municipalities | 28 |
Aïn Témouchent (Arabic: ولاية عين تموشنت) is a province (wilaya) in northwestern Algeria, named after its capital: Aïn Témouchent.
History
[edit]The province was created from Sidi Bel Abbès Province in 1984.
Administrative divisions
[edit]It is made up of 8 districts and 28 municipalities.
The districts are:
The municipalities are:
- Aghlal
- Aïn El Arbaa
- Aïn Kihal
- Aïn Témouchent
- Aïn Tolba
- Aoubellil
- Beni Saf
- Bou Zedjar
- Chaabet El Ham
- Chentouf
- El Amria
- El Emir Abdelkader
- El Malah
- El Messaid
- Hammam Bouhadjar
- Hassasna
- Hassi El Ghella
- Oued Berkeche
- Oued Sabah
- Ouled Boudjemaa
- Ouled Kihal
- Oulhaca El Gheraba
- Sidi Ben Adda
- Sidi Boumedienne
- Sidi Ouriache
- Sidi Safi
- Tamzoura
- Terga
References
[edit]- ^ Wilaya d'Aïn Témouchent Présentation/Population/Répartition de la population Archived 2010-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- (in French and Arabic) Official website