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Ouled Djellal Province

Coordinates: 34°26′00″N 5°04′00″E / 34.43333°N 5.06667°E / 34.43333; 5.06667
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Ouled Djellal Province
ولاية أولاد جلال
Map of Algeria highlighting Ouled Djellal
Map of Algeria highlighting Ouled Djellal
Coordinates: 34°26′00″N 5°04′00″E / 34.43333°N 5.06667°E / 34.43333; 5.06667
Country Algeria
CapitalOuled Djellal
Elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total174,219
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area code+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 codeDZ-51
Districts2
Municipalities6

The wilaya of Ouled Djellal is an Algerian province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.

Geography

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The wilaya of Ouled Djellal is located in the Algerian Sahara, its area 131,220 km² .

It is delimited by:

History

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The wilaya of Ouled Djellal 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 Biskra Province.

Organization of the wilaya

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During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of Ouled Djellal is made up of 3 communes and 2 Districts

List of walis

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References

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  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.