Mascara Province

ولاية معسكر
Province
Map o Algerie heichlichtin Mascara
Map o Algerie heichlichtin Mascara
Coordinates: 35°24′N 0°8′E / 35.400°N 0.133°E / 35.400; 0.133
Kintra Algerie
CaipitalMascara, Algerie
Area
 • Total5941 km2 (2,294 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total780,959
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Aurie Code+213 (0) 45
ISO 3166 codeDZ-29
Destricts16
Municipalities47

Mascara (Arabic: ولاية معسكر‎) is a province (wilaya) in Algerie. Thare wis an yirdquauk in Mascara Ceety (the caipital) on 18 August 1994 - 5.6 on the Richter scale - which killed 171 fowk. It wis namit efter its caipital, whose name means "militar garrison" in Arabic, an which is unrelatit tae "Mascara", the cosmetic. Anither important locality is the toun o Sig.

Admeenistrative diveesions

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The province is dividit intae 16 destricts (daïras), which are further dividit intae 47 communes or municipalities.

Destricts

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  1. Aïn Farès
  2. Aïn Fekan
  3. Aouf
  4. Bouhanifia
  5. El Bordj
  6. Ghriss
  7. Hachem
  8. Mascara
  9. Mohammedia
  10. Oggaz
  11. Ouled Attia
  12. Oued Taria
  13. Sig
  14. Tighenif
  15. Tizi
  16. Zahana

Communes

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  1. Aïn Fares
  2. Aïn Fekan
  3. Aïn Ferah
  4. Aïn Fras
  5. Alaimia
  6. Aouf
  7. Beniane
  8. Bou Hanifia
  9. Bou Henni
  10. Chorfa
  11. El Bordj
  12. El Gaada
  13. El Ghomri
  14. Hachem
  15. El Keurt
  16. El Menaouer
  17. Ferraguig
  18. Froha
  19. Gharrous
  20. Guerdjoum
  21. Guittena
  22. Ghriss
  23. Mamounia
  24. Hacine
  25. Khalouia
  26. Makdha
  27. Maoussa
  28. Mascara
  29. Matemore
  30. Mocta Douz
  31. Mohammadia
  32. Nesmoth
  33. Oggaz
  34. Oued El Abtal
  35. Oued Taria
  36. Ras Ain Amirouche
  37. Sedjerara
  38. Sehaîlia
  39. Sidi Abdeldjebar
  40. Sidi Abdelmoumen
  41. Sidi Kada
  42. Sidi Boussaid
  43. Sig
  44. Tighennif
  45. Tizi
  46. Zahana
  47. Zelameta

References

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  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.

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