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*Adrar Province*
	Adrar Province
	ولاية أدرار
	; Map of Algeria highlighting the Province of Adrar
Province Code	1
Area Code	+213 (0) 49
	Administration
Capital	Adrar, Algeria
Districts	11
Municipalities	28
Wāli	Mr. Messaoud Djari
PPA president	Mr. Menad Mehdi (FLN)
	Basic statistics
Area	439,700 km² (169,769 sq mi)
Population	402,197 (2008)
Density	0,9/km² (2,4/sq mi)

For the region of Mauritania, see Adrar (region).

Coordinates: 27°52′50″N 000°17′50″W / 27.88056°N 0.29722°W / 27.88056; -0.29722

Adrar (Arabic: ولاية أدرار‎) is a province (wilaya) in southwestern Algeria, named after its capital Adrar. It is the second-largest province, with an area of 427,368 km². It had 402,197 inhabitants at the 2008 population census.^[1]

It is bordered to the north by the Wilaya (province) of Bechar, El Bayadh and Ghardaïa; to the west by the Wilaya of Tindouf; to the east by the Wilaya of Tamanrasset; to the south by Mauritania and Mali.

Adrar is composed of three natural and cultural Regions: Touat (Adrar, Zaouiet Kounta), Gourara (Aoulef, Timimoune), and Tidikelt (Aoulef) and 299 ksour.

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The province comprises 11 districts (daïras) and 28 communes or municipalities (baladiyahs)

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No. ^[2]^[3]	Commune ^[2]^[3]	Arabic ^[2]	Population ^[3]
01	Adrar	أدرار	43,903
02	Tamest	تأماست	6,658
03	Charouine	شروين	8,678
04	Reggane	رقان	14,179
05	In Zghmir	ان زغمير	14,062
06	Tit	تيت	3,160
07	Ksar Kaddour	قصر قدور	3,500
08	Tsabit	تسابيت	11,832
09	Timimoun (Timmimoun)	تيميمون	28,595
10	Ouled Said	أوالد السعيد	7,538
11	Zaouiet Kounta	زاوية كنتة	14,531
12	Aoulef	أولف	15,229
13	Timokten (Timoktene, Timekten, Tamekten)	تمقتن	14,134
14	Tamentit (Tamantit)	تامنطيت	7,912
15	Fenoughil	فنوغيل	9,962
16	Tinerkouk	تنيركوك	13,393
17	Deldoul	دلدول	7,465
18	Sali	سالى	11,304
19	Akabli	أقبلى	7,513
20	Metarfa	الطارفة	7,061
21	Ouled Ahmed Timmi (Ouled Ahmed Temmi)	أوالد أحمد تيمى	11,976
22	Bouda	بودة	8,668
23	Aougrout	أوقرت	9,878
24	Talmine	طالمين	9,469
25	Bordj Badji Mokhtar	برج باجى مختار	9,323
26	Sebaa (Sbaa)	السبع	1,989
27	Ouled Aissa	أوالد عيسى	5,497
28	Timiaouine	تيمياوين	4,206

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c (French) (Arabic) "Code Geographique National". 5ème Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat. 2008. http://www.ons.dz/IMG/code%20geo%20-%20fra%20-%20ara.pdf.
^ ^a ^b ^c (French) "Repartition des Sieges des Assemblees Populaires Communales: 01 — Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF). Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne N° 47. 10 July 2002. http://www.joradp.dz/JO2000/2002/047/FP6.pdf.

[Alg2008RGPH-0] Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.

[ons.dz.2008-1] (French) (Arabic) "Code Geographique National". 5ème Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat. 2008. http://www.ons.dz/IMG/code%20geo%20-%20fra%20-%20ara.pdf.

[joradp.dz.2002-2] (French) "Repartition des Sieges des Assemblees Populaires Communales: 01 — Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF). Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne N° 47. 10 July 2002. http://www.joradp.dz/JO2000/2002/047/FP6.pdf.

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