El Bayadh Province | |
Native Name: | ولاية البيض |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Map Caption1: | Map of the 8 districts of El Bayadh |
Coordinates: | 33.6833°N 2°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | El Bayadh |
Leader Title: | PPA president |
Leader Title1: | Wāli |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 78870 |
Population Total: | 262187 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01 |
Area Code: | +213 (0) 49 |
Area Code Type: | Area Code |
Iso Code: | DZ-32 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Districts |
Blank Info Sec1: | 8 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Municipalities |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 22 |
Type: | Province |
Website: | http://www.wilaya-elbayadh.gov.dz/index.php |
El Bayadh (Arabic: ولاية البيض) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, named after its capital El Bayadh. It is surrounded by mountains from the South, North, and Northeast of the state.[2]
The province was created from Saïda Province in 1984.
The province is divided into 8 districts,[3] which are further divided into 22 communes or municipalities.