M'Sila (Province)
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Basic data | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | M'Sila |
surface | 17,891 km² |
Residents | 945,000 (2006 estimate) |
density | 53 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | DZ-28 |
Coordinates: 35 ° 30 ' N , 4 ° 19' E
The province of M'Sila ( Arabic ولاية المسيلة, DMG Wilāyat al-Masīla , tamazight ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵎⵙⵉⵍⴰ Agezdu n Msila ) is a province ( wilaya ) in northern Algeria .
The province lies in the transition area from the densely populated north of the country to the sparsely populated Sahara and covers an area of 17,891 km².
Around 945,000 people (2006 estimate) inhabit the province, so the population density is around 53 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The capital of the province is M'Sila , another city with over 100,000 inhabitants is Bou Saâda .
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