Naâma Province

Naâma Province (Arabic: ولاية النعامة) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria named after its provincial seat, the town of Naâma. The region is dominated by a large sabkha. There is an airport in Mécheria.

Naâma Province
ولاية النعامة
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Naâma
Map of Algeria highlighting Naâma
Coordinates: 33°16′N 0°19′W
Country Algeria
CapitalNaâma
Government
 • WāliMr. Hamidou Abdelhamid
Area
 • Total29,950 km2 (11,560 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total209,470
 • Density7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 codeDZ-45
Districts7
Municipalities12

History

The province was created from Saïda Province in 1984.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 7 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 12 communes or municipalities.

Districts
1. Naâma • 2. Aïn Séfra • 3. Asla • 4. Mekmen Ben Amar • 5. Mécheria • 6. Moghrar • 7. Sfissifa

Communes
  1. Naâma
  2. Mécheria
  3. Aïn Séfra
  4. Tiout
  5. Sfissifa
  6. Moghrar
  7. Asla
  8. Djéniane Bourzeg
  9. Aïn Ben Khelil
  10. Mekmen Ben Amar
  11. Kasdir
  12. El Biod

References
  1. 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.
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