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]
Adrar Province
ولاية أدرار | |
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.svg) Map of Algeria highlighting Adrar | |
| 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 |
| Website | www |
It is bordered by six other wilayas: to the west by Tindouf, to the northwest by Béni Abbès, to the north by Timimoun, to the east by In Salah, to the southeast by Tamanrasset, To the south by Bordj Badji Mokhtar, and to the southwest by Mauritania.
Adrar is composed of three natural and cultural regions: Touat (Adrar, Zaouiet Kounta), Gourara (Aougrout, Timimoune) and Tidikelt (Aoulef), and 299 ksour.
History
editThe province was created from parts of the Oasis Province and Saoura Province in 1974.
On 26 November 2019, Adrar was split into 3 provinces: Timimoun, Adrar, and Bordj Badji Mokhtar.
Geography
editLocation
editThe province of Adrar is located in south-west Algeria.
Administrative divisions
editThis section needs to be updated. (November 2019) |
The province comprises 7 districts (daïras) and 18 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 |
| Bordj Badji Mokhtar | 4 | Bordj Badji Mokhtar • Timiaouine | 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 |
Districts
editCommunes
edit| 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 |
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
- ^ a b c (in French) "Code Geographique National" (PDF). 5ème Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat (in Arabic). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-13.
- ^ a b c "Répartition des Sièges des Assemblées Populaires Communales: 01 — Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF). Journal Officiel de la République Algérienne (in French) (47). 10 July 2002.
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