Laghouat (Province)

Laghouat
Basic data
Country	Algeria
Capital	Laghouat
surface	26,941 km²
Residents	414,000 (2006 estimate)
density	15 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	DZ-03

Coordinates: 33 ° 43 '  N , 2 ° 38'  E

The province of Laghouat ( Arabic ولاية الأغواط, DMG Wilāyat al-Aġwāṭ , tamazight ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵍⴻⵖⵡⴰⵟ Agezdu n Leɣwaṭ ) is a province ( wilaya ) in central Algeria .

The province lies on the northern border of the Sahara in the transition area between the densely populated north and the sparsely populated south and has an area of ​​26,941 km².

Around 414,000 people (2006 estimate) inhabit the province, so the population density is 15 people per square kilometer.

The capital of the province is Laghouat .

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