Tindūf (Province)

Tindūf
Basic data
Country	Algeria
Capital	Tindūf
surface	182,838 km²
Residents	48,000 (2006 estimate)
density	0.3 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	DZ-37

Coordinates: 27 ° 53 ′  N , 8 ° 11 ′  W

The province of Tindūf ( Arabic ولاية تندوف, DMG Wilāyat Tindūf , tamazight ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵏⴷⵓⴼ Agezdu n Tinduf ) is a Wilaya (province) in the far west of Algeria .

The capital of the province is Tindūf .

The province is located in the Sahara and borders Morocco , the Democratic Arab Republic of the Sahara (Western Sahara) and Mauritania and covers an area of ​​182,838 km². This area represents the only Algerian land access to Western Sahara and is therefore of strategic importance. There are also ores and phosphates in this area , which were another reason for the outbreak of the Tindūf War between Morocco and Algeria in October 1963.

The official population is 48,000 (2006 estimate), so the population density would be around 0.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. This number does not include the residents of several large refugee camps who fled to the region in the wake of the Western Sahara conflict . The population of these camps is estimated at around 165,000. The headquarters of POLISARIO and the seat of the government-in-exile of the Democratic Arab Republic of Sahara are located in the Rabouni camp , which is also in the province.

Municipalities

1. Tindūf • 2. Oum el Assel

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

Code ONS	Commune	Population 2008	Area (km²)
3702	Oum el Assel	3183	88,865
3701	Tindūf	45,966	70.009

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Wilaya de Tindouf: répartition de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs, selon la commune de résidence et la dispersion, Recensement 2008

Web links

Commons : Tindūf  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files