Illizi Province
Illizi is a province in the south-eastern corner of Algeria. It is named after its capital Illizi. It borders Libya to the east.
ولاية اليزي | |
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Coordinates: 26°29′N 8°28′E / 26.483°N 8.467°ECoordinates: 26°29′N 8°28′E / 26.483°N 8.467°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | Illizi |
Government | |
• PPA president | Mr. Abdelkader Benhoued |
• Wāli | Mr. Boualem Tiffour |
Area | |
• Total | 285,000 km2 (110,000 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 54,490 |
• Density | 0.1912/km2 (0.4952/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-33 |
Districts | 3 |
Municipalities | 6 |
Divisions
The province has 3 districts[2] and 6 communes or municipalities. The area has lots of natural gas.
Districts
References
- ↑ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
- ↑ "The official journal of People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" (PDF). SGG Algeria. 1991: 1311. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
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