Touggourt Province

Touggourt Province
ولاية تقرت
Lake Tamacine in Touggourt Province.
Lake Tamacine in Touggourt Province.
Map of Algeria highlighting Touggourt
Map of Algeria highlighting Touggourt
Coordinates: 33°06′30″N 6°03′50″E / 33.10833°N 6.06389°E / 33.10833; 6.06389
Country Algeria
CapitalTouggourt
Area
 • Total17,428 km2 (6,729 sq mi)
Elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total247,221
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area code+213 (0) 55
ISO 3166 codeDZ-01
Districts4
Municipalities11

Touggourt (Arabic: ولاية تقرت) is an Algerian province (wilaya) created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.

  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.