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M'Sila Province
ولاية المسيلة | |
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.svg) Map of Algeria highlighting M'Sila | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′N 4°33′E / 35.700°N 4.550°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Capital | M'Sila |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,718 km2 (7,227 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 991,846 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 35 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-28 |
| Districts | 15 |
| Municipalities | 47 |
M'Sila (Berber languages: ⵎⵙⵉⵍⴰ Msila) is a province (wilaya) of northern Algeria. It has a population of 1 million people and an area of 18,718 square kilometres (7,227 sq mi), while its capital, also called M'Sila, home to M'Sila University, has a population of about 100,000.
Localities include Bou Saada and Maadid. Chott El Hodna, a salt lake, crosses into M'Sila. However, most of the region is semi-arid and undeveloped.
Additionally, M'Sila was the location of the first village constructed as part of a government-run program to transition nomadic Algerians to sedentary life using local materials.
The village, now complete, was dubbed Maader and consists of houses, public and trading areas, and a mosque.
- ^ "Recensement General de la Population et de l'Habitat 2008" [Preliminary results of the 2008 population census]. Office National des Statistiques (in French). Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-07-02.