Oran Province
ولاية وهران
Map of Algeria highlighting the Province of Oran
Province Code	31
Area Code	+213 (0) 41
Administration
Capital	Oran
Districts	9
Municipalities	26
Wāli	Mr. Tahar Sakrane
PPA president	Mrs. Ayad Ratiba [1](RND)
Basic statistics
Area	2,121 km² (819 sq mi)
Population	1,443,052[1] (2008)
Density	680.4/km² (1,762.0/sq mi)

Oran (Arabic: ولاية وهران‎) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria whose seat is the city of the same name.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Administrative divisions 3.1 Districts 3.2 Communes 4 References

[edit] Geography

It is located in the northwestern part of the country. Its population is 1,443,052^[1] and it covers a total area of 2,114 km². The province is bordered to the east by the provinces of Mostaganem, to the south east by Mascara, to the south west by Sidi Bel Abbes, and to the west by Aïn Témouchent.

[edit] History

The province was formed from the former French department of Oran, which was maintained after independence and was transformed into a wilaya (province) by the ordnance of 1968. It inherited its current structure after the re-organization of 1974, when it lost its western and southern parts in favor of the creation of Sidi Bel Abbès Province.

[edit] Administrative divisions

As of 1984, the province is divided into 9 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 26 communes or municipalities.

[edit] Districts

1. Aïn El Turk
2. Arzew
3. Bethioua
4. Bir El Djir
5. Boutlélis
6. Es Sénia
7. Gdyel
8. Oran
9. Oued Tlélat

[edit] Communes

1. Arzew
2. Aïn Bya
3. Aïn El Kerma
4. Aïn El Turk
5. Ben Freha
6. Bethioua
7. Bir El Djir
8. Boufatis
9. Bousfer
10. Boutlélis
11. El Ançor
12. El Braya
13. El Kerma
14. Es Sénia
15. Gdyel
16. Hassi Ben Okba
17. Hassi Bounif
18. Hassi Mefsoukh
19. Mers El Hadjadj
20. Mers El Kébir
21. Misserghin
22. Oran
23. Oued Tlélat
24. Sidi Ben Yebka
25. Sidi Chami
26. Tafraoui

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{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.

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