Illizi Province
Illizi Province
ولاية اليزي | |
|---|---|
Map of Algeria highlighting Illizi | |
| Coordinates: 26°29′N 8°28′E / 26.483°N 8.467°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Capital | Illizi |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | Mr. Abdelkader Benhoued |
| • Wāli | Mr. Boualem Tiffour |
| Area | |
| • Total | 285,000 km2 (110,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 54,490 |
| • Density | 0.19/km2 (0.50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 29 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-33 |
| Districts | 3 |
| Municipalities | 6 |
Illizi is a province in the south-eastern corner of Algeria. It is named after its capital Illizi. It borders Libya to the east.
Divisions
The province has 3 districts[2] and 6 communes or municipalities. The area has lots of natural gas.
Districts
- Djanet
- Illizi (district-municipality)
- In Aménas
References
- ↑ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
- ↑ "The official journal of People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" (PDF). SGG Algeria. 1991: 1311. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
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