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Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province

Coordinates: 21°19′40″N 00°57′20″E / 21.32778°N 0.95556°E / 21.32778; 0.95556
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Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province
ولاية برج باجي مختار
A well in the province.
A well in the province.
Map of Algeria highlighting Bordj Badji Mokhtar
Map of Algeria highlighting Bordj Badji Mokhtar
Coordinates: 21°19′40″N 00°57′20″E / 21.32778°N 0.95556°E / 21.32778; 0.95556
CountryAlgeria
CapitalBordj Badji Mokhtar
Area
 • Total120,026 km2 (46,342 sq mi)
Elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total16,437
 • Density0.14/km2 (0.35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area code+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 codeDZ-50
Districts1
Municipalities2

Bordj Badji Mokhtar (Arabic: ولاية برج باجي مختار) 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

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

It is delimited by:

History

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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

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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

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District Commune Map
Bordj Badji Mokhtar District Bordj Badji Mokhtar ﺑﺮج ﺑﺎﺟﻰ ﻣﺨﺘﺎر
Timiaouine ﺗﻴﻤﻴﺎوﻳﻦ

References

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  1. ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on July 2, 2008.