Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province

Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province
ولاية برج باجي مختار
A well in the province.
A well in the province.
Map of Algeria highlighting Bordj Badji Mokhtar
Map of Algeria highlighting Bordj Badji Mokhtar
Coordinates: 21°19′40″N 00°57′20″E / 21.32778°N 0.95556°E / 21.32778; 0.95556
CountryAlgeria
CapitalBordj Badji Mokhtar
Area
 • Total120,026 km2 (46,342 sq mi)
Elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total16,437
 • Density0.14/km2 (0.35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area code+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 codeDZ-50
Districts1
Municipalities2

Bordj Badji Mokhtar (Arabic: ولاية برج باجي مختار) is an Algerian province (wilaya) in the Algerian Sahara. It was created in 2019 from the Adrar Province and had a population of 16,437 in 2008.

  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 July 2, 2008.