Adrar Province

Adrar is a province in southwestern Algeria. It is named for its capital Adrar. It is the second-largest province. There are 402,197 people.[1]

ولاية أدرار
Map of Algeria highlighting Adrar
Map of Algeria highlighting Adrar
Coordinates: 27°52′50″N 0°17′50″W / 27.88056°N 0.29722°W / 27.88056; -0.29722Coordinates: 27°52′50″N 0°17′50″W / 27.88056°N 0.29722°W / 27.88056; -0.29722
Country Algeria
CapitalAdrar
Government
 • PPA presidentMr. Menad Mehdi (FLN)
 • WāliMr. Messaoud Djari
Area
 • Total439,700 km2 (169,800 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total402,197
 • Density0.91471/km2 (2.36908/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
ISO 3166 codeDZ-01
Districts11
Municipalities28

Divisions

The province has 11 districts and 28 communes or municipalities.

Districts

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.