Ghardaïa Province
Appearance
Ghardaïa Province
ولاية غرداية ⵜⴰⵖⴻⵔⴷⴰⵢⵜ | |
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Coordinates: 32°29′N 3°40′E / 32.483°N 3.667°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | Ghardaïa |
Government | |
• PPA president | Mr. Fekhar Mohamed (FLN) |
• Wāli | Mr. Fehim Yehia |
Area | |
• Total | 86,105 km2 (33,245 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 375,988 |
• Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 29 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-47 |
Districts | 9 |
Municipalities | 13 |
Ghardaïa (Template:Lang-ar, Mozabite: / ⵜⴰⵖⴻⵔⴷⴰⵢⵜ) is a province (wilaya) in southern Algeria, named after its capital Ghardaïa. The M'Zab Valley, located there, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Administrative divisions
The province is made up of 9 districts, which are divided into 13 communes or municipalities.
Districts
Communes
- At bergane
- At bounour
- Dhayet Bendhahoua
- Tajnint
- Igrarene
- El Menia
- Taɣerdayt
- Hassi Fehal
- Hassi Gara
- Mansoura
- Metlili
- Sebseb
- Zelfana
References
- ^ 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.