Tamtert

Tamtert
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Commune and town
Location of Tamtert commune within Béchar Province
Location of Tamtert commune within Béchar Province
Tamtert is located in Algeria
Tamtert
Tamtert
Location of Tamtert within Algeria
Coordinates: 29°54′37″N 1°53′25″W / 29.91028°N 1.89028°W / 29.91028; -1.89028
Country Algeria
ProvinceBéni Abbès Province
DistrictBéni Abbès District
Area
 • Total
3,130 km2 (1,210 sq mi)
Elevation
454 m (1,490 ft)
Population
 (2008)[2]
 • Total
1,249
 • Density0.40/km2 (1.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Tamtert (Arabic: تامترت), also written Tamert[2] or Tamatart[3] is a town and commune in Béni Abbès District, Béni Abbès Province, in western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 1,248,[2] down from 1,302 in 1998,[4] with an annual growth rate of -0.4%.[2] The commune covers an area of 3,130 square kilometres (1,210 sq mi).[1]

  1. ^ a b "Population, Area and Density per Commune" (in French). Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Population: Béchar Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ^ "CARTE DE BECHAR" (in French). Site Officiel de la Wilaya de Béchar. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 9 March 2013.