Timimoun Province Explained

Timimoun Province
Native Name:ولاية تيميمون
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Province
Map Caption1:Map of districts of Timimoun
Coordinates:29.2583°N 0.2306°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Algeria
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Timimoun
Leader Title1:Wāli
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:65,203
Elevation M:276
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:122,019 (2008)
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
Blank Name Sec1:Districts
Blank Info Sec1:4
Blank1 Name Sec1:Municipalities
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The Wilaya of Timimoun is an Algerian province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.

Geography

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

It is delimited by:

History

The wilaya of Timimoun 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 Timimoun is made up of 4 districts and 10 communes.

List of walis

DistrictCommuneArabic
Aougrout DistrictAougroutأوﻗﺮت
Deldoulدﻟﺪول
Metarfaالمطارفة
Charouine DistrictCharouineﺷﺮوﻳﻦ
Ouled Aissaوﻻد ﻋﻴﺴﻰ
Talmineﻃﺎﻟﻤﻴﻦ
Timimoun DistrictOuled Saidأولاد السعيد
Timimounﺗﻴﻤﻴﻤﻮن
Tinerkouk DistrictKsar Kaddourقصر قدور
Tinerkoukتينركوك

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