Illizi Province
ولاية اليزي | |
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.svg) Map of Algeria highlighting Illizi | |
| Coordinates: 26°29′N 8°28′E / 26.483°N 8.467°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Capital | Illizi |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | Abdelkader Benhoued |
| • Wāli | Boualem Tiffour |
| Area | |
| • Total | 285,000 km2 (110,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[2] | |
| • Total | 52,333 |
| • Density | 0.18/km2 (0.48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 29 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-33 |
| Districts | 3 |
| Municipalities | 6 |
Illizi (Arabic: ولاية اليزي) is a large province (wilaya) in the south-eastern corner of Algeria named after its eponymous seat. It borders Ouargla Province to the north, Tunisia to the extreme northeast, Libya to the east, Djanet Province to the south and, to the west, In Salah Province and Tamanrasset Province. As of the 2008 census, the province had a population of 52,333 and an annual growth rate of 4.5%.[2]
- ^ "Présentation de la wilaya d'Illizi" (in French). Ministère Algérien de l'Intérieur et des collectivités locales. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Population: Illizi Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2013.