El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh Explained

El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh
Official Name:Commune of El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh
Native Name:الأبيض سيدي الشيخ
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Municipality
Mapsize:120px
Pushpin Map:Algeria
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh within Algeria
Coordinates:32.8986°N 0.5444°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Algeria
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:El Bayadh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh District
Seat Type:District seat
Leader Title:PMA Seats
Leader Name:7
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:32300
Population As Of:2008[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:32320
Blank Name Sec1:ONS code
Blank Info Sec1:3207

El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh (Arabic: الأبيض سيدي الشيخ, is a municipality in El Bayadh Province, Algeria. It is the district seat of El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh District and has a population of 24.949 (2008), which gives it 7 seats in the PMA. Its postal code is 32300 and its municipal code is 3207.

The town is the base of the Awlad Sidi Shaykh confederation of tribes.

References

  1. http://www.geohive.com/cntry/algeria.aspx?levels=El%20Bayadh Chiffres du recensement 2008 de la population algérienne, wilaya d'El Bayadh, sur le site de geohive.