Naâma Province

Naâma Province (Arabic: ولاية النعامة) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria named after its provincial seat, the town of Naâma. The region is dominated by a large sabkha. There is an airport in Mécheria.

Naâma Province ولاية النعامة
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Naâma
Coordinates: 33°16′N 0°19′W / 33.267°N 0.317°W / 33.267; -0.317
Country	Algeria
Capital	Naâma
Government
• Wāli	Mr. Hamidou Abdelhamid
Area
• Total	29,950 km^2 (11,560 sq mi)
Population  (2008)^[1]
• Total	209,470
• Density	7.0/km^2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 code	DZ-45
Districts	7
Municipalities	12

History

The province was created from Saïda Province in 1984.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 7 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 12 communes or municipalities.

Districts

 

1. Naâma • 2. Aïn Séfra • 3. Asla • 4. Mekmen Ben Amar • 5. Mécheria • 6. Moghrar • 7. Sfissifa

Communes

 

1. Naâma
2. Mécheria
3. Aïn Séfra
4. Tiout
5. Sfissifa
6. Moghrar
7. Asla
8. Djéniane Bourzeg
9. Aïn Ben Khelil
10. Mekmen Ben Amar
11. Kasdir
12. El Biod

References

•  Algeria portal

1. Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.

 

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