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(Redirected from Bouhmama District) Province of Algeria Province in Algeria
Khenchela Province ولاية خنشلة
Province
Nickname: Hansala
Coordinates: 35°26′02″N 7°08′49″E / 35.434°N 7.147°E / 35.434; 7.147
Country Algeria
CapitalKhenchela
Area
 • Total9,715 km (3,751 sq mi)
Population
 • Total384,268
 • Density40/km (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 032
ISO 3166 codeDZ-40
Districts8
Municipalities21

Khenchela Province (Arabic: ولاية خنشلة) is a province (wilaya) in the Aures region in Algeria.

History

The province was created from parts of Oum el Bouaghi Province and Tébessa Province in 1984.

Administrative division

The province is divided into 8 districts, which are further divided into 21 communes or municipalities.

Districts

  1. Khenchela, as a district and capital Khenchela
  2. Aïn Touila, located 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the capital
  3. Babar, located 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the capital
  4. Bouhmama, located 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the capital
  5. Chechar, located 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of the capital
  6. El Hamma, located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the capital
  7. Kaïs, located 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of the capital
  8. Ouled Rechache, located 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of the capital

Communes

  1. Aïn Touila
  2. Babar
  3. Baghai
  4. Bouhmama
  5. Chelia
  6. Cherchar
  7. Djellal
  8. El Hamma
  9. El Mahmal
  10. El Oueldja
  11. Ensigha
  12. Fais (Taouzianat)
  13. Kais
  14. Khenchela
  15. Khirane
  16. M'Sara
  17. M'Toussa
  18. Ouled Rechache
  19. Remila
  20. Tamza
  21. Yabous

References

  1. 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.
Khenchela Province
Capital: Khenchela
Khenchela District
Kaïs District
Aïn Touila District
El Hamma District
Bouhmama District
Chechar District
Ouled Rechache District
Babar District
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