Oum El Bouaghi Province

Province of Algeria

Province in Algeria

Oum El Bouaghi Province

ولاية أم البواقي

Province

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 / 35.883; 7.117
Country|  Algeria
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.

## History

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The province was created from Constantine (department) in 1974.

In 1984, Khenchela Province and Mila Province were carved out of its territory.

## Administrative divisions

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The province is divided into 12 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 29 communes or municipalities.

### Districts

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1. Aïn Babouche
2. Aïn Beïda
3. Aïn Fakroun
4. Aïn Kechra
5. Aïn M'Lila
6. Dhalaâ
7. F'Kirina
8. Ksar Sbahi
9. Meskiana
10. Oum El Bouaghi
11. Sigus
12. Souk Naâmane

### Communes

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1. Aïn Babouche
2. Aïn Beïda
3. Aïn Diss
4. Aïn Fakroun
5. Aïn Kercha
6. Aïn M'lila
7. Aïn Zitoun
8. Behir Chergui
9. Berriche
10. Bir Chouhada
11. D'hala (Dhalaâ)
12. El Amiria
13. El Belala
14. El Djazia
15. El Fedjouz Boughrara Saoudi
16. El Harmilia
17. Fkirina (F'Kirina)
18. Hanchir Toumghani
19. Ksar Sbahi
20. Meskiana
21. Oued Nini
22. Ouled Gacem
23. Ouled Hamla
24. Ouled Zouaï
25. Oum El Bouaghi
26. Rahia
27. Sigus
28. Souk Naâmane
29. Zorg

## References

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* Algeria portal

1. ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.

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Oum El Bouaghi Province

Capital: Oum El Bouaghi

Districts|

* Aïn Babouche
* Aïn Beïda
* Aïn Fakroun
* Aïn Kechra
* Aïn M'Lila
* Dhalaâ
* F'Kirina
* Ksar Sbahi
* Meskiana
* Oum El Bouaghi
* Sigus
* Souk Naâmane

Communes|

* Oum el Bouaghi
* Aïn Babouche
* Aïn Beida
* Aïn Diss
* Aïn Fakroun
* Aïn Kercha
* Aïn M'lila
* Aïn Zitoun
* Behir Chergui
* Berriche
* Bir Chouhada
* Dhalaa
* El Amiria
* El Belala
* El Djazia
* El Fedjouz Boughrara Saoudi
* El Harmilia
* Fkirina
* Hanchir Toumghani
* Ksar Sbahi
* Meskiana
* Oued Nini
* Ouled Gacem
* Ouled Hamla
* Ouled Zouaï
* Rahia
* Sigus
* Souk Naamane
* Zorg

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Provinces of Algeria

* Adrar (01)
* Chlef (02)
* Laghouat (03)
* Oum El Bouaghi (04)
* Batna (05)
* Béjaïa (06)
* Biskra (07)
* Béchar (08)
* Blida (09)
* Bouira (10)
* Tamanrasset (11)
* Tébessa (12)
* Tlemcen (13)
* Tiaret (14)
* Tizi Ouzou (15)
* Algiers (16)
* Djelfa (17)
* Jijel (18)
* Sétif (19)
* Saïda (20)
* Skikda (21)
* Sidi Bel Abbès (22)
* Annaba (23)
* Guelma (24)
* Constantine (25)
* Médéa (26)
* Mostaganem (27)
* M'Sila (28)
* Mascara (29)
* Ouargla (30)
* Oran (31)
* El Bayadh (32)
* Illizi (33)
* Bordj Bou Arréridj (34)
* Boumerdès (35)
* El Taref (36)
* Tindouf (37)
* Tissemsilt (38)
* El Oued (39)
* Khenchela (40)
* Souk Ahras (41)
* Tipaza (42)
* Mila (43)
* Aïn Defla (44)
* Naâma (45)
* Aïn Témouchent (46)
* Ghardaïa (47)
* Relizane (48)
* Timimoun (49)
* Bordj Baji Mokhtar (50)
* Ouled Djellal (51)
* Béni Abbès (52)
* In Salah (53)
* In Guezzam (54)
* Touggourt (55)
* Djanet (56)
* El M'Ghair (57)
* El Menia (58)

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