In Salah (province)
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Basic data | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | In Salah |
surface | 131,220 km² |
Residents | 50,392 (2008) |
density | 0.4 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | Double room |
Coordinates: 27 ° 30 ' N , 3 ° 45' E
In Salah ( Arabic ولاية عين صالح, DMG Wilāyat ʿAin Ṣāliḥ ) is a province ( wilaya ) in central Algeria . The provincial capital is the oasis city In Salah .
The new province created in December 2019 was previously part of Tamanrasset Province . It lies in the Sahara and borders on six provinces: El Meniaa and Ouargla in the north, Illizi in the east, Tamanrasset in the south, Adrar in the west and Timimoun in the north-west.
With 50,392 inhabitants (as of 2008) on 131,220 km², it is only sparsely populated, the population density is around 0.38 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Municipalities
The following municipalities are located in the province as self-governing bodies of the local community:
Code ONS |
Commune | Arabic | Population 2008 |
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1103 | In Ghar | عين غار | 11,225 |
1108 | In Salah | عين صالح | 32,518 |
1110 | Foggaret Ezzaouia | فقارة الزوية | 6,649 |
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- ^ 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 17, 2020
- ↑ Algeria Press Service of November 27, 2019: Ten administrative districts promoted into provinces with full prerogatives ; accessed on March 17, 2020
- ^ Badreddine Yousfi: Les territoires sahariens en Algérie. Gouvernance, acteurs et recomposition territoriale , accessed on 14 August 2020
- ↑ Office National des Statistiques Algérie: Population selon la commune de résidence (1998-2008)