Aïn Témouchent Province

Aïn Témouchent (Arabic: ولاية عين تموشنت) is a province (wilaya) in northwestern Algeria, with a population of 432353 inhabitants in 2019, with a density of 182/square kilometers. Its named after its capital: Aïn Témouchent.

Aïn Témouchent Province ولاية عين تموشنت
Province
Administrative map of Aïn Témouchent province
Map of Algeria highlighting Aïn Témouchent
Coordinates: 35°18′N 01°08′W
Country	Algeria
Capital	Aïn Témouchent
Government
• PPA president	Mr. Tikhmarine Lakhdar (تيخمارين لخضر) (FLN)
• Wāli	Mabrouk Ould Abdennebi
Area
• Total	2,376.89 km2 (917.72 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	384,565
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 27
ISO 3166 code	DZ-46
Districts	8
Municipalities	28

History

The province was created from Sidi Bel Abbès Province in 1984.

Administrative divisions

It is made up of 8 districts and 28 municipalities.

The districts are:

1. Aïn Kihel
2. Aïn Larbaâ
3. Aïn Témouchent
4. Béni Saf
5. El Amria
6. El Malah
7. Hammam Bou Hadjar
8. Oulhassa Gheraba

The municipalities are:

1. Aghlal
2. Aïn El Arbaa
3. Aïn Kihal
4. Aïn Témouchent
5. Aïn Tolba
6. Aoubellil
7. Beni Saf
8. Bou Zedjar
9. Chaabet El Ham
10. Chentouf
11. El Amria
12. El Emir Abdelkader
13. El Malah
14. El Messaid
15. Hammam Bouhadjar
16. Hassasna
17. Hassi El Ghella
18. Oued Berkeche
19. Oued Sabah
20. Ouled Boudjemaa
21. Ouled Kihal
22. Oulhaca El Gheraba
23. Sidi Ben Adda
24. Sidi Boumedienne
25. Sidi Ouriache
26. Sidi Safi
27. Tamzoura
28. Terga