Oran Province

Oran (Arabic: ولاية وهران‎) is a province (wilaya) in Algerie whose seat is the ceety o the same name. Geografie It is locatit in the northwastren pairt o the kintra. Its population is 1,584,607 an it covers a total aurie o 2,114 km². The province is bordered tae the east bi the provinces o Mostaganem, tae the sooth east bi Mascara, tae the sooth wast bi Sidi Bel Abbes, an tae the wast bi Aïn Témouchent. History The province wis formed frae the umwhile French depairtment o Oran, which wis maintained efter unthirldom an wis transformed intae a wilaya (province) bi the ordnance o 1968. It inheritit its current structur efter the re-organization o 1974, when it lost its wastren an soothren pairts in favor o the creation o Sidi Bel Abbès Province. Admeenistrative diveesions As o 1984, the province is dividit intae 9 destricts (daïras), which are further dividit intae 26 communes or municipalities. Destricts Communes References Template:Oran Province