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In Salah Province
ولاية عين صالح | |
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.svg) Map of Algeria highlighting In Salah | |
| Coordinates: 27°11′50″N 2°29′00″E / 27.19722°N 2.48333°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Capital | In Salah |
| Area | |
• Total | 424,948 km2 (164,073 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 402,197 |
| • Density | 0.95/km2 (2.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 49 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-01 |
| Districts | 11 |
| Municipalities | 28 |
The wilaya ( Province ) of In Salah is an Algerian wilaya created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is located in the Algerian Sahara.
Geography
The wilaya of In Salah is located in Algerian Sahara, its area is 131220 km² [2].
It is delimited by:
- to the north by the El Menia Province and Ouargla Province;
- to the east by the Illizi Province;
- to the northwest by the Timimoun Province;
- to the west by the wilaya of Adrar;
- and to the south by the Tamanrasset Province.
Places adjacent to In Salah Province | |
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History
The wilaya of In Salah was created on November 26, 2019 .
Previously, it was a delegated wilaya, created according to the law n° 15-140 of May 27 2015, creating administrative districts in certain wilayas and fixing the specific rules related to them, as well as the list of municipalities that are attached to it. Before 2019, it was attached to the Tamanrasset Province.
Organization of the wilaya
During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of In Salah is made up of 3 communes and 2 Districts
- 1- In Ghar
- 2- In Salah
- 3- Foggaret Ezzaouia
List of walis
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Demography
According to the general census of population and housing of 2008, all the municipalities of the wilaya of In Salah had 50,392 inhabitants [3]
References
- ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
- ^ Badreddine Yousfi, "Saharan territories in Algeria. Governance, actors and territorial recomposition ", L’Année du Maghreb [Online], 16 | 2017, Online since 05 July 2017, connection on 21 March 2020. URL: http://journals.openedition.org/anneemaghreb/2951; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/anneemaghreb.2951
- ^ {{pdf} } 2008 Census of the Algerian population, wilaya of Ghardaïa, on the site of the ONS..
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