Bir El Ater Province
Bir El Ater Province
ولاية بئر العاتر ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⴱⵉⵔ ⵍⵄⴰⵜⴻⵔ | |
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.svg) Map of Bir El Ater Province | |
| Coordinates: 34°44′55″N 8°03′29″E / 34.74861°N 8.05806°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Created | 2026 |
| Capital | Bir El Ater |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,100 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[2] | |
• Total | 98,441 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area code | +213 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-12 |
| Districts | 2 |
| Municipalities | 4 |
Bir El Ater Province (Arabic: ولاية بئر العاتر, romanized: Wilāyat Biʾr al-ʿĀtir) is a province (wilaya) in northeastern Algeria, with Bir El Ater as its provincial capital. It was created in 2026 by separation from Tébessa Province.[3]
The province lies on the Tunisian border and covers an area of about 5,100 km².[4] Around 98,441 people lived in the province at the 2008 census,[2] giving it a population density of about 19 inhabitants per square kilometre.
Administrative divisions
[edit]The wilaya of Bir El Ater is divided into 4 communes,[3] grouped into 2 districts (daïras).[5]
| Daïras | Communes | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Pop. 2008[2] | |
| Bir El Ater | Bir El Ater | 77,727 |
| El Ogla El Melha | 5,899 | |
| Negrine | Negrine | 9,445 |
| Ferkane | 5,370 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ Estimate using mapcoordinates.net (20421910 Bir El Ater Province on OpenStreetMap)
- 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 13 (French/Arabic)
- ↑ Estimate using mapcoordinates.net (20421910 Bir El Ater Province on OpenStreetMap)
- ↑ Décret exécutif n° 91-306 du 24 août 1991 fixant la liste des communes animées par chaque chef de daïra (French/Arabic)
