El Oued Province

El Oued Province
ولاية الوادي
Map of Algeria highlighting El Oued
Map of Algeria highlighting El Oued
Coordinates: 33°7′N 7°11′E / 33.117°N 7.183°E / 33.117; 7.183
Country Algeria
CapitalEl Oued
Area
 • Total54,573 km2 (21,071 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total673,934
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 32
ISO 3166 codeDZ-39
Districts12
Municipalities30

El Oued (Arabic: ولاية الوادي, Berber languages: ⴻⵍ oⵓⴻⴷ) is a Saharan province of Algeria (n° 39) dominated by Oued Souf. It was named after its eponymous capital. Notable towns include El Oued itself and Guemar.

  1. ^ 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.