Oran Province

Oran Province ولاية وهران
Province
Admeenistrative map o Oran province
Map o Algerie heichlichtin Oran
Coordinates: 35°42′N 0°38′W
Kintra	Algerie
Caipital	Oran
Govrenment
• PPA president	Mrs. Ayad Ratiba (RND)
• Wāli	Mr. Tahar Sakrane
Area
• Total	2114 km2 (816 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	1,584,607
• Density	750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01 (CET)
Aurie Code	213 (0) 41
ISO 3166 code	DZ-31
Destricts	9
Municipalities	26

Oran (Arabic: ولاية وهران‎) is a province (wilaya) in Algerie whose seat is the ceety o the same name.

Geografie

It is locatit in the northwastren pairt o the kintra. Its population is 1,584,607 an it covers a total aurie o 2,114 km². The province is bordered tae the east bi the provinces o Mostaganem, tae the sooth east bi Mascara, tae the sooth wast bi Sidi Bel Abbes, an tae the wast bi Aïn Témouchent.

History

The province wis formed frae the umwhile French depairtment o Oran, which wis maintained efter unthirldom an wis transformed intae a wilaya (province) bi the ordnance o 1968. It inheritit its current structur efter the re-organization o 1974, when it lost its wastren an soothren pairts in favor o the creation o Sidi Bel Abbès Province.

Admeenistrative diveesions

As o 1984, the province is dividit intae 9 destricts (daïras), which are further dividit intae 26 communes or municipalities.

Destricts

1. Aïn El Turk
2. Arzew
3. Bethioua
4. Bir El Djir
5. Boutlélis
6. Es Sénia
7. Gdyel
8. Oran
9. Oued Tlélat

Communes

1. Arzew
2. Aïn Bya
3. Aïn El Kerma
4. Aïn El Turk
5. Ben Freha
6. Bethioua
7. Bir El Djir
8. Boufatis
9. Bousfer
10. Boutlélis
11. El Ançor
12. El Braya
13. El Kerma
14. Es Sénia
15. Gdyel
16. Hassi Ben Okba
17. Hassi Bounif
18. Hassi Mefsoukh
19. Mers El Hadjadj
20. Mers El Kébir
21. Misserghin
22. Oran
23. Oued Tlélat
24. Sidi Ben Yebka
25. Sidi Chami
26. Tafraoui