Algeria / 39 El Oued
El Oued
Population
647,548
RGPH 2008
Wilaya number
39
Area
≈ 35,700 km²
18 people per km²
Municipalities
22
Phone code
+213 32
032 from inside Algeria
Time zone
UTC+1
no summer time
About El Oued
The wilaya of El Oued lies in south-east Algeria, on the border with Tunisia. Its neighbours include Khenchela, Biskra, El M'Ghair, Touggourt and Ouargla. Its capital is El Oued. Its other name, the Souf, is Berber for a river, as "oued" is in Arabic. It is wilaya number 39, created in 1984 from Biskra under law 84-09. It has 22 communes in 10 dairas. In its 2008 borders it had 647,548 inhabitants (ONS).
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