Ouled Djellal Province

Province of Algeria

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Province in Algeria

Ouled Djellal Province

ولاية أولاد جلال

Province

Map of Algeria highlighting Ouled Djellal

Coordinates: 34°26′00″N 5°04′00″E﻿ / ﻿34.43333°N 5.06667°E﻿ / 34.43333; 5.06667
Country|  Algeria
Capital| Ouled Djellal
Area

• Total

| 11,410 km2 (4,410 sq mi)
Elevation

| 276 m (906 ft)
Population

(2008)[1]

• Total

| 174,219
• Density| 15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01 (CET)
Area code| +213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 code| DZ-51
Districts| 2
Municipalities| 6

The wilaya of Ouled Djellal is an Algerian province created in 2019,[2] previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.

## Geography

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The wilaya of Ouled Djellal is located in the Algerian Sahara, its area 131,220 km² .

It is delimited by:

* to the north by the M'sila Province;
* to the east by the Biskra Province and El M'Ghair Province;
* to the west by the Djelfa Province;
* and to the south by the Ouargla Province.

## History

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The wilaya of Ouled Djellal was created on November 26, 2019 .

Previously, it was a delegated wilaya, created according to the law n° 15–140 of May 27, 2015, creating administrative districts in certain wilayas and fixing the specific rules related to them, as well as the list of municipalities that are attached to it. Before 2019, it was attached to the Biskra Province.

## Organization of the wilaya

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During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of Ouled Djellal was made up of 3 communes and 2 Districts. As of 2019,[3] it consists of 2 districts and 6 communes.

### Districts

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* Ouled Djella
* Sidi Khaled

### Communes

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* Ouled Djellal
* Sidi Khaled
* Ouled Sassi
* Ouled Harkat
* Ech Chaïba
* Doucen

### List of walis

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## References

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* Algeria portal

1. ^ 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 July 2, 2008.
2. ^ (in French) "CONVENTIONS ET ACCORDS INTERNATIONAUX - LOIS ET DECRETS ARRETES, DECISIONS, AVIS, COMMUNICATIONS ET ANNONCES" (PDF). Journal Officiel de la République Algérienne Democratique et Populaire.
3. ^ (in French) "CONVENTIONS ET ACCORDS INTERNATIONAUX - LOIS ET DECRETS ARRETES, DECISIONS, AVIS, COMMUNICATIONS ET ANNONCES" (PDF). Journal Officiel de la République Algérienne Democratique et Populaire.

Places adjacent to Ouled Djellal Province

| M'sila Province | M'sila Province | Biskra Province

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Djelfa Province |

Ouled Djellal Province

| Biskra Province and El M'Ghair Province
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Djelfa Province | Ouargla Province | El M'Ghair Province

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