Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province Explained

Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province
Native Name:ولاية برج باجي مختار
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Province
Map Caption1:Map of districts of Bordj Badji Mokhtar
Coordinates:21.3278°N 0.9556°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Algeria
Established Date:December 18, 2019.
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Bordj Badji Mokhtar
Leader Title1:Wāli
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:120,026
Elevation M:276
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:16437
Population As Of:2008
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01
Iso Code:DZ-01
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+213 (0) 49
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Bordj Badji Mokhtar is an Algerian province (wilaya) in the Algerian Sahara. It was created in 2019 from the Adrar Province and had a population of 16,437 in 2008.

Geography

The wilaya of Bordj Baji Mokhtar is in the Algerian Sahara; its area is 131,220 km².

It is delimited by:

History

The wilaya of Bordj Badji Mokhtar 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 Adrar Province.

Organization of the wilaya

During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of Bordj Baji Mokhtar is made up of 1 district and 2 communes.

List of walis

DistrictCommuneMap
Bordj Badji Mokhtar DistrictBordj Badji Mokhtarﺑﺮج ﺑﺎﺟﻰ ﻣﺨﺘﺎر
Timiaouineﺗﻴﻤﻴﺎوﻳﻦ

Notes and References

  1. http://rgph2008.ons.dz/resultat/histo.htm Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008