Timimoun (province)

Timimoun
Basic data
Country	Algeria
Capital	Timimoun
surface	65,203 km²
Residents	122,019 (2008)
density	1.9 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	Double room

Coordinates: 30 ° 0 ′  N , 1 ° 0 ′  E

Timimoun ( Arabic ولاية تيميمون, DMG Wilāyat Tīmīmūn ) is a province ( wilaya ) in the center of Algeria with Timimoun as its capital.

The province newly created in December 2019 was previously the northern part of Adrar Province . It is located in the Sahara and borders El Bayadh in the north, El Meniaa in the east, In Salah in the southeast, Adrar in the south and Béni Abbès in the west .

With 122,019 inhabitants (as of 2008) on 65,203 km², it is only sparsely populated, the population density is around 1.9 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	Arabic	Population 2008
0103	Charouine	شروين	11,347
0107	Ksar Kaddour	قصر قدور	4,742
0109	Timimoun	تيميمون	33,060
0110	Ouled Said	أولاد السعيد	8,219
0116	Tinerkouk	تينركوك	15,980
0117	Deldoul	دلدول	8,647
0120	Metarfa	المطارفة	8,438
0123	Aougrout	أوقروت	11,784
0124	Talmine	طلمين	12,768
0127	Ouled Aissa	أولاد عيسى	7,034

proof

1. ↑ In: 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; 208 kB); accessed on March 23, 2020 (French)
2. ↑ Algeria Press Service of November 27, 2019: Ten administrative districts promoted into provinces with full prerogatives ; accessed on March 23, 2020
3. ^ Badreddine Yousfi: Les territoires sahariens en Algérie. Gouvernance, acteurs et recomposition territoriale , accessed on 14 August 2020
4. ↑ Office National des Statistiques Algérie: Population selon la commune de résidence (1998-2008). (PDF; 81 kB), accessed on March 23, 2020 (Arabic, French)