In Salah Province
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In Salah Province
ولاية عين صالح | |
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Coordinates: 27°11′50″N 2°29′00″E / 27.19722°N 2.48333°ECoordinates: 27°11′50″N 2°29′00″E / 27.19722°N 2.48333°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | In Salah |
Area | |
• Total | 131,220 km2 (50,660 sq mi) |
Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 50,392 |
• Density | 0.38/km2 (0.99/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 49 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-01 |
Districts | 2 |
Municipalities | 3 |
The Wilaya of Ain Salah (Arabic: ولاية عين صالح) is an Algerian wilaya created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.
Geography
The wilaya of in Salah is in the Algerian Sahara, its area 131,220 km².[2]
It is delimited by:
- to the north by the El Menia Province and Ouargla Province;
- to the east by the Illizi Province;
- to the northwest by the Timimoun Province;
- to the west by the wilaya of Adrar;
- and to the south by the Tamanrasset Province.
History
The wilaya of in Salah was created on November 26, 2019. Previously, it was a delegated wilaya, created on 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 Tamanrasset Province.
Organization of the wilaya
During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of In Salah is made up of 2 districts and 3 communes.
List of walis
District | Commune | Arabic |
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In Ghar District | In Ghar | إن غار |
In Salah District | Foggaret Ezzaouia | فقارة الزوى |
In Salah | عين صالح |
Demography
According to the general census of population and housing of 2008, all the municipalities of the wilaya of In Salah had 50,392 inhabitants [3]
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.
- ^ Badreddine Yousfi, "Saharan territories in Algeria. Governance, actors and territorial recomposition ", L’Année du Maghreb [Online], 16 | 2017, Online since July 5, 2017, connection on March 21, 2020. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/anneemaghreb/2951; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/anneemaghreb.2951
- ^ 2008 Census of the Algerian population, wilaya of Ghardaïa, on the site of the ONS.
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