Oran Province | |
Native Name: | ولاية وهران |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Province |
Map Caption1: | Map of the 9 districts of Oran |
Coordinates: | 35.7°N -38°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Oran |
Leader Party: | RND |
Leader Title: | PPA president |
Leader Name: | Mrs. Ayad Ratiba[1] |
Leader Title1: | Wāli |
Leader Name1: | Mr. Mouloud Cherifi |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2114 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1584607 |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01 |
Iso Code: | DZ-31 |
Area Code Type: | Area Code |
Area Code: | +213 (0) 41 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Districts |
Blank Info Sec1: | 9 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Municipalities |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 26 |
Oran Province (ar|ولاية وهران,) is a province (wilayah) in Algeria whose seat is the city of the same name.
It is located in the northwestern part of the country. Its population is 1,584,607[2] and it covers a total area of 2,114 km². The province is bordered to the east by Mostaganem, to the southeast by Mascara, to the southwest by Sidi Bel Abbes, and to the west by Aïn Témouchent Province.
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.
As of 1984, the province is divided into 9 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 26 communes or municipalities.