Béni Abbès (Province)

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Basic data
Country Algeria
Capital Béni Abbès
surface 101,350 km²
Residents 50,163 (Dec. 31, 2009)
density 0.5 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 Double room

Coordinates: 29 ° 30 ′  N , 2 ° 45 ′  W

Béni Abbès ( Arabic ولاية بني عباس, DMG Wilāyat Banī ʿAbbās ) is a province ( wilaya ) in western Algeria . The provincial capital is the oasis town of Béni Abbès .

The newly created province in December 2019 was previously part of Bechar Province . It lies in the Sahara and borders Morocco in the west and four other provinces: Bechar in the north, Timimoun in the east, Adrar in the southeast and Tindūf in the southwest.

With 50,163 inhabitants (as of the end of 2009) on 101,350 km² it is only sparsely populated, the population density is around 0.49 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Municipalities

The following ten municipalities are located in the province as self-governing bodies of the local community:

Code
ONS 		Commune Population
Dec. 31, 2009
0803 Ouled Khoudir 4,347
0805 Timoudi 2,452
0807 Béni Abbès 11,416
0808 Béni Ikhlef 2,488
0811 Igloo 6,833
0812 Tabelbala 5,248
0814 El Ouata 7,702
0818 Kerzaz 5,136
0819 Ksabi 3,274
0820 Tamtert 1,267

proof

  1. ^ Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne Democratique et Populaire - Conventions et Accords Internationaux - Lois et Decrets Arretes, Decisions, Avis, Communications et Annonces (Traduction Française) No. 78 of the 58th volume of December 18, 2019 (PDF) ; accessed on March 18, 2020
  2. ↑ Algeria Press Service of November 27, 2019: Ten administrative districts promoted into provinces with full prerogatives ; accessed on March 18, 2020
  3. ^ Badreddine Yousfi: Les territoires sahariens en Algérie. Gouvernance, acteurs et recomposition territoriale , accessed on 14 August 2020
  4. ↑ wilaya de Béchar: Population, superficie et densité des communes on December 31, 2009