Mascara Province
Mascara (Arabic: ولاية معسكر) is a province (wilaya) in Algerie. Thare wis an yirdquauk in Mascara Ceety (the caipital) on 18 August 1994 - 5.6 on the Richter scale - which killed 171 fowk. It wis namit efter its caipital, whose name means "militar garrison" in Arabic, an which is unrelatit tae "Mascara", the cosmetic. Anither important locality is the toun o Sig.
Mascara Province ولاية معسكر | |
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 Map o Algerie heichlichtin Mascara | |
| Coordinates: 35°24′N 0°8′E / 35.400°N 0.133°E | |
| Kintra |  Algerie |
| Caipital | Mascara, Algerie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5941 km2 (2,294 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 780,959 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Aurie Code | +213 (0) 45 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-29 |
| Destricts | 16 |
| Municipalities | 47 |
Admeenistrative diveesions
eeditThe province is dividit intae 16 destricts (daïras), which are further dividit intae 47 communes or municipalities.
Destricts
eeditCommunes
eedit- Aïn Fares
- Aïn Fekan
- Aïn Ferah
- Aïn Fras
- Alaimia
- Aouf
- Beniane
- Bou Hanifia
- Bou Henni
- Chorfa
- El Bordj
- El Gaada
- El Ghomri
- Hachem
- El Keurt
- El Menaouer
- Ferraguig
- Froha
- Gharrous
- Guerdjoum
- Guittena
- Ghriss
- Mamounia
- Hacine
- Khalouia
- Makdha
- Maoussa
- Mascara
- Matemore
- Mocta Douz
- Mohammadia
- Nesmoth
- Oggaz
- Oued El Abtal
- Oued Taria
- Ras Ain Amirouche
- Sedjerara
- Sehaîlia
- Sidi Abdeldjebar
- Sidi Abdelmoumen
- Sidi Kada
- Sidi Boussaid
- Sig
- Tighennif
- Tizi
- Zahana
- Zelameta
References
eedit- ↑ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.