Aïn Témouchent Province

Aïn Témouchent Province
ولاية عين تموشنت
Province
Administrative map of Aïn Témouchent province
Map of Algeria highlighting Aïn Témouchent
Coordinates: 35°18′N 01°08′W / 35.300°N 1.133°W / 35.300; -1.133
Country Algeria
CapitalAïn Témouchent
Government
 • PPA presidentMr. Tikhmarine Lakhdar (تيخمارين لخضر) (FLN)
 • WāliMabrouk Ould Abdennebi
Area
 • Total
2,376.89 km2 (917.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
384,565
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 27
ISO 3166 codeDZ-46
Districts8
Municipalities28

Aïn Témouchent (Arabic: ولاية عين تموشنت) is a province (wilaya) in northwestern Algeria, with a population of 432353 inhabitants in 2019, with a density of 182/square kilometers. Its named after its capital: Aïn Témouchent.

History

The province was created from Sidi Bel Abbès Province in 1984.

Administrative divisions

It is made up of 8 districts and 28 municipalities.

The districts are:

  1. Aïn Kihel
  2. Aïn Larbaâ
  3. Aïn Témouchent
  4. Béni Saf
  5. El Amria
  6. El Malah
  7. Hammam Bou Hadjar
  8. Oulhassa Gheraba

The municipalities are:

  1. Aghlal
  2. Aïn El Arbaa
  3. Aïn Kihal
  4. Aïn Témouchent
  5. Aïn Tolba
  6. Aoubellil
  7. Beni Saf
  8. Bou Zedjar
  9. Chaabet El Ham
  10. Chentouf
  11. El Amria
  12. El Emir Abdelkader
  13. El Malah
  14. El Messaid
  15. Hammam Bouhadjar
  16. Hassasna
  17. Hassi El Ghella
  18. Oued Berkeche
  19. Oued Sabah
  20. Ouled Boudjemaa
  21. Ouled Kihal
  22. Oulhaca El Gheraba
  23. Sidi Ben Adda
  24. Sidi Boumedienne
  25. Sidi Ouriache
  26. Sidi Safi
  27. Tamzoura
  28. Terga

References

  1. ^ Wilaya d'Aïn Témouchent Présentation/Population/Répartition de la population Archived 2010-08-27 at the Wayback Machine


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