Illizi (province)

Illizi
Basic data
Country	Algeria
Capital	Illizi
surface	198,815 km²
Residents	34,715 (2008 statistics)
density	0.2 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	DZ-33

26,976 8,245Coordinates: 27 ° N , 8 ° E

The Illizi Province ( Arabic ولاية إليزي, DMG Wilāyat Illīzī , tamazight ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵉⵍⵍⵉⵣⵉ Agezdu n Illizi ) is a province ( wilaya ) in southeastern Algeria .

The province is located in the Sahara , bordered by Tunisia and Libya to the east, the Djanet province to the south, the Tamanrasset and In Salah provinces to the west and the Ouargla province to the north .

In December 2019, the southern part of the Illizi province with the municipalities of Bordj El Haouas and Djanet , reaching as far as Niger , was separated and the independent Djanet province was created.

The area of the Illizi province is now 198,815 km². With 34,715 inhabitants (Statistics 2008) it is extremely sparsely populated, the population density is therefore only around 0.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Many of the residents are Tuareg .

The capital of the province is Illizi , other larger towns are Bordj Omar Driss , Debdeb , In Aménas , Ohanet .

Municipalities

1. Illizi • 2. Djanet • 3. Debdeb • 4. Bordj Omar Driss • 5. Bordj El Haouasse • 6. In Amenas. The municipalities No. 2 and 5 no longer belong to the Illizi province, but to the Djanet province since 2019

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

Code ONS	Commune	Arabic	Population 2008	Area (km²)
3301	Illizi	ايليزى	17,252	75,945
3303	Debdeb	دبداب	4,341	31,537
3304	Bordj Omar Driss	برج عمر ادريس	5,736	82,280
3306	In Aménas	إن أميناس	7,385	14,913

Individual evidence

^ 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 15, 2020
↑ Algeria Press Service of November 27, 2019: Ten administrative districts promoted into provinces with full prerogatives ; accessed on March 15, 2020
↑ Office National des Statistiques Algérie: Population selon la commune de résidence (1998-2008)
↑ taken from the municipal information boxes at frwiki

Web links

Commons : Illizi Province - collection of images, videos, and audio files

Illizi first-order administrative division at Geonames

[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 15, 2020

[2] Algeria Press Service of November 27, 2019: Ten administrative districts promoted into provinces with full prerogatives ; accessed on March 15, 2020

[3] Office National des Statistiques Algérie: Population selon la commune de résidence (1998-2008)

[4] taken from the municipal information boxes at frwiki