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Oum El Bouaghi Province
ولاية أم البواقي | |
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The Hautes Plaines in Oum El Bouaghi | |
Map of Algeria highlighting Oum El Bouaghi | |
| Coordinates: 35°53′N 7°7′E / 35.883°N 7.117°E | |
| Country | |
| Capital | Oum El Bouaghi |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | Mr. Chouia Taha Hocine (FLN) |
| • Wāli | Mr. Benabdallah Chaïb Eddour |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,768 km2 (2,613 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 644,364 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 32 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-04 |
| Districts | 12 |
| Municipalities | 29 |
Oum El Bouaghi or Oum el-Bouaghi (Arabic: ولاية أم البواقي) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria in the Aures region. The capital is Oum el-Bouaghi, which was named Can Robert (during French occupation), Sidi R'Ghis a few years later, and Oum El Bouaghi before independence.
The province was created from Constantine (department) in 1974.
In 1984, Khenchela Province and Mila Province were carved out of its territory.
The province is divided into 12 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 29 communes or municipalities.