El M'Ghair Province

The wilaya of El M'Ghair is an Algerian province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.

El M'Ghair Province ولاية المغير
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting El M'Ghair
Coordinates: 33°56′50″N 5°55′20″E
Country	Algeria
Capital	El M'Ghair
Area
• Total	8,835 km^2 (3,411 sq mi)
Elevation	276 m (906 ft)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	162,267
• Density	18/km^2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area code	+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 code	DZ-01
Districts	2
Municipalities	8

Geography

The wilaya of El M'Ghair is in the Algerian Sahara; its area is 131,220 km² .

It is delimited by:

• to the north by the Biskra Province;
• to the east by the El Oued Province and Touggourt Province;
• to the west by the Ouled Djellal Province;
• and to the south by the Ouargla Province and Touggourt Province.

History

The wilaya of El M'Ghair was created on November 26, 2019 .

Previously, it was a delegated wilaya, created according to the law n° 15–140 of May 27, 2015, creating administrative districts in certain wilayas and fixing the specific rules related to them, as well as the list of municipalities that are attached to it. Before 2019, it was attached to the El Oued Province.

Organization of the wilaya

During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of El M'Ghair is made up of 3 communes and 2 Districts

See also

• History of Algerian local authorities

References

1. Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on July 2, 2008.