Aflou Province
Aflou Province
ولاية ﺁﻓﻠﻮ ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⴰⴼⵍⵓ | |
|---|---|
 Map of Aflou Province | |
| Coordinates: 34°06′32″N 2°06′07″E / 34.10889°N 2.10194°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Created | 2026 |
| Capital | Aflou |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,600 km2 (2,500 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 175,843 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area code | +213 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-03 |
| Districts | 5 |
| Municipalities | 12 |
Aflou Province (Arabic: ولاية ﺁﻓﻠﻮ, romanized: Wilāyat Āflū, Tamazight: ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⴰⴼⵍⵓ, Agezdu n Aflu) is a province (wilaya) in central Algeria, with Aflou as its capital. It was created in 2026 by separation from Laghouat Province.[2]
Aflou Province is located in the Saharan Atlas and covers an area of about 6,600 km². Around 176,000 people lived in the province at the 2008 census,[1] giving it a population density of about 27 inhabitants per square kilometre.
Administrative divisions
[edit]The wilaya of Aflou is divided into 12 communes,[2] grouped into 5 districts (daïras).[3]
| Daïras | Communes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pop.
2008[1] |
former
ONS code[4] | |
| Aflou | Aflou | 102,025 | 0319 |
| Sebgag | 5,981 | 0316 | |
| Sidi Bouzid | 5,191 | 0324 | |
| Brida | Brida | 6,395 | 0313 |
| Hadj Mechri | 6,357 | 0315 | |
| Taouiala | 3,172 | 0317 | |
| Gueltat Sidi Saad | Gueltat Sidi Saad | 12,567 | 0310 |
| Aïn Sidi Ali | 10,486 | 0311 | |
| El Beïdha | 8,761 | 0312 | |
| Oued Morra | Oued Morra | 5,700 | 0321 |
| Oued M’Zi | 3,129 | 0322 | |
| El Ghicha | El Ghicha | 6,079 | 0314 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Office national des statistiques (ONS): RGPH 2008, Population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs selon la commune de résidence ...
- 1 2 Loi n° 26-06 du 16 Chaoual 1447 correspondant au 4 avril 2026 modifiant et complétant la loi n° 84-09 du 4 février 1984 relative à l'organisation territoriale du pays, Art. 52 bis 10 (French/Arabic)
- ↑ Décret exécutif n° 91-306 du 24 août 1991 fixant la liste des communes animées par chaque chef de daïra (French/Arabic)
- ↑ Office national des statistiques (ONS): Code géographique national (2021)
