Oran Province

Oran () 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

 Aïn El Turk
 Arzew
 Bethioua
 Bir El Djir
 Boutlélis
 Es Sénia
 Gdyel
 Oran
 Oued Tlélat

Communes

 Arzew
 Aïn Bya
 Aïn El Kerma
 Aïn El Turk
 Ben Freha
 Bethioua
 Bir El Djir
 Boufatis
 Bousfer
 Boutlélis
 El Ançor
 El Braya
 El Kerma
 Es Sénia
 Gdyel
 Hassi Ben Okba
 Hassi Bounif
 Hassi Mefsoukh
 Mers El Hadjadj
 Mers El Kébir
 Misserghin
 Oran
 Oued Tlélat
 Sidi Ben Yebka
 Sidi Chami
 Tafraoui

References


Category:Provinces o Algerie