El Bayadh Province

El Bayadh Province ولاية البيض
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting El Bayadh
Coordinates: 33°41′N 01°01′E / 33.683°N 1.017°ECoordinates: 33°41′N 01°01′E / 33.683°N 1.017°E
Country	Algeria
Capital	El Bayadh
Area
• Total	78,870 km^2 (30,450 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
• Total	262,187
• Density	3.3/km^2 (8.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
Area Code	+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 code	DZ-32
Districts	8
Municipalities	22

El Bayadh (Arabic: ولاية البيض‎‎) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, named after its capital El Bayadh.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 8 districts,^[2] which are further divided into 22 communes or municipalities.

Districts

1. Boualem
2. Bougtob
3. Boussemghoun
4. Brézina
5. Chellala
6. El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh
7. El Bayadh
8. Rogassa

Communes

1. Arbaouet
2. Aïn El Orak
3. Boualem
4. Bougtob
5. Boussemghoun
6. Brézina
7. Cheguig
8. Chellala
9. El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh
10. El Bayadh
11. El Bnoud
12. El Kheiter
13. El Maharra
14. Ghassoul
15. Kef Lahmar
16. Krakda
17. Rogassa
18. Sidi Amar
19. Sidi Slimane
20. Sidi Taifour
21. Stitten
22. Tousmouline

References

1. Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
2. "The official journal of People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" (PDF). SGG Algeria. Retrieved 2007-11-06.