Adrar Province
ولاية أدرار | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 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 | UTC+01 ( CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 49 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-01 |
Districts | 11 |
Municipalities | 28 |
Adrar ( Arabic: ولاية أدرار, Berber languages: ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ) 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, roughly the size of the US state of California. It had 402,197 inhabitants at the 2008 population census. [1]
It is bordered by five other wilayas: to the west by Tindouf; to the north by Béchar and El Bayadh; to the east by Ghardaïa and Tamanrasset. To the south, it is bordered 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.
The province was created from parts of the Oasis Province and Saoura Province in 1974.
The province of Adrar is located in south-west Algeria.
The province comprises 7 districts ( daïras) and 16 communes or municipalities ( baladiyahs)
The following table shows the list of districts in the province of Adrar and all the communes in each district.
District | Number of communes |
Communes | Area (km2) |
Population |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adrar | 3 | Adrar • Bouda • Ouled Ahmed Timmi (Ouled Ahmed Temmi) | 9,423 | 64,547 |
Aoulef | 4 | Akabli • Aoulef • Timokten • Tit | 23,936 | 40,036 |
Fenoughil | 3 | Fenoughil • Tamentit • Tamest | 20,970 | 24,532 |
Reggane | 2 | Reggane • Sali | 140,981 | 25,483 |
T'Sabit | 2 | Sebaa • Tsabit | 19,446 | 13,821 |
Zaouiet Kounta | 2 | Zaouiet Kounta • In Zghmir | 15,100 | 28,593 |
No. [2] [3] | Commune [2] [3] | Arabic [2] | Population [3] |
---|---|---|---|
01 | Adrar | أدرار | 43,903 |
02 | Tamest | تامست | 6,658 |
03 | Reggane | رقان | 14,179 |
04 | In Zghmir | ان زقمير | 14,062 |
05 | Tit | تيط | 3,160 |
06 | Tsabit | تسابيت | 11,832 |
07 | Zaouiet Kounta | زاوية كنتة | 14,531 |
08 | Aoulef | أولف | 15,229 |
09 | Timokten (Timoktene, Timekten, Tamekten) | تمقطن | 14,134 |
10 | Tamentit (Tamantit) | تمنطيط | 7,912 |
11 | Fenoughil | فنوغيل | 9,962 |
12 | Sali | سالى | 11,304 |
13 | Akabli | أقبلى | 7,513 |
14 | Ouled Ahmed Timmi (Ouled Ahmed Temmi) | أوالد أحمد تيمى | 11,976 |
15 | Bouda | بودة | 8,668} |
16 | Bordj Badji Mokhtar | برج باجى مختار | 9,323 |
17 | Sebaa (Sbaa) | السبع | 1,989 |
18 | Timiaouine | تيمياوين | 4,206 |
Adrar Province
ولاية أدرار | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 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 | UTC+01 ( CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 49 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-01 |
Districts | 11 |
Municipalities | 28 |
Adrar ( Arabic: ولاية أدرار, Berber languages: ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ) 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, roughly the size of the US state of California. It had 402,197 inhabitants at the 2008 population census. [1]
It is bordered by five other wilayas: to the west by Tindouf; to the north by Béchar and El Bayadh; to the east by Ghardaïa and Tamanrasset. To the south, it is bordered 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.
The province was created from parts of the Oasis Province and Saoura Province in 1974.
The province of Adrar is located in south-west Algeria.
The province comprises 7 districts ( daïras) and 16 communes or municipalities ( baladiyahs)
The following table shows the list of districts in the province of Adrar and all the communes in each district.
District | Number of communes |
Communes | Area (km2) |
Population |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adrar | 3 | Adrar • Bouda • Ouled Ahmed Timmi (Ouled Ahmed Temmi) | 9,423 | 64,547 |
Aoulef | 4 | Akabli • Aoulef • Timokten • Tit | 23,936 | 40,036 |
Fenoughil | 3 | Fenoughil • Tamentit • Tamest | 20,970 | 24,532 |
Reggane | 2 | Reggane • Sali | 140,981 | 25,483 |
T'Sabit | 2 | Sebaa • Tsabit | 19,446 | 13,821 |
Zaouiet Kounta | 2 | Zaouiet Kounta • In Zghmir | 15,100 | 28,593 |
No. [2] [3] | Commune [2] [3] | Arabic [2] | Population [3] |
---|---|---|---|
01 | Adrar | أدرار | 43,903 |
02 | Tamest | تامست | 6,658 |
03 | Reggane | رقان | 14,179 |
04 | In Zghmir | ان زقمير | 14,062 |
05 | Tit | تيط | 3,160 |
06 | Tsabit | تسابيت | 11,832 |
07 | Zaouiet Kounta | زاوية كنتة | 14,531 |
08 | Aoulef | أولف | 15,229 |
09 | Timokten (Timoktene, Timekten, Tamekten) | تمقطن | 14,134 |
10 | Tamentit (Tamantit) | تمنطيط | 7,912 |
11 | Fenoughil | فنوغيل | 9,962 |
12 | Sali | سالى | 11,304 |
13 | Akabli | أقبلى | 7,513 |
14 | Ouled Ahmed Timmi (Ouled Ahmed Temmi) | أوالد أحمد تيمى | 11,976 |
15 | Bouda | بودة | 8,668} |
16 | Bordj Badji Mokhtar | برج باجى مختار | 9,323 |
17 | Sebaa (Sbaa) | السبع | 1,989 |
18 | Timiaouine | تيمياوين | 4,206 |