Ouled Djellal Province

Ouled Djellal Province
ولاية أولاد جلال
Ouled Djellal Province ولاية أولاد جلال
Province
	Map of Algeria highlighting Ouled Djellal
	Coordinates: 34°26′00″N5°04′00″E / 34.43333°N 5.06667°E
Country	Algeria
Capital	Ouled Djellal
Elevation	276 m (906 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	174,219
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area code	+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 code	DZ-51
Districts	2
Municipalities	6

Last updated September 19, 2024

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

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

It is delimited by:

to the north by the M'sila Province;
to the east by the Biskra Province and El M'Ghair Province;
to the west by the Djelfa Province;
and to the south by the Ouargla Province.

History

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

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

↑ 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.

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[Alg2008RGPH-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.

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