Touggourt Province

Coordinates: 33°06′30″N 6°03′50″E / 33.10833°N 6.06389°E / 33.10833; 6.06389
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Touggourt Province
ولاية تقرت
Lake Tamacine in Touggourt Province.
Lake Tamacine in Touggourt Province.
Map of Algeria highlighting Touggourt
Map of Algeria highlighting Touggourt
Coordinates: 33°06′30″N 6°03′50″E / 33.10833°N 6.06389°E / 33.10833; 6.06389
Country Algeria
CapitalTouggourt
Area
 • Total17,428 km2 (6,729 sq mi)
Elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total247,221
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area code+213 (0) 55
ISO 3166 codeDZ-01
Districts4
Municipalities11

Touggourt (Arabic: ولاية تقرت) is an Algerian province (wilaya) created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.

Geography

Touggourt Province is located in the Algerian Sahara and has an area of 17,428 km². Its main settlement and capital, Touggourt, is located on an oasis.

It is delimited by:

History

The wilaya of Touggourt 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 Ouargla Province.

Organization of the wilaya

During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of Touggourt is made up of 4 districts and 11 communes.

List of walis

District Commune Arabic Map
Mégarine District Megarine اﻟﻤﻘﺎرﻳﻦ
Sidi Slimane ﺳﻴﺪي ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎن
Taïbet District Benaceur ﺑﻦ ﻧﺎﺻﺮ
M'Naguer اﻟﻤﻨﻘﺮ
Taibet اﻟﻄﻴﺒﺎت
Témacine District Balidat Ameur ﺑﻠﻴﺪة ﻋﺎﻣﺮ
Tamacine ﺗﻤﺎﺳﻴﻦ
Touggourt District Nezla ﻧﺰﻟﺔ
Tebesbest ﺗﻴﺒسﺴﺖ
Touggourt تقرت
Zaouia El Abidia اﻟﺰاوﻳﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﺑﺪﻳﺔ

Notes and references

References

  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.