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Oran

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Population
1,454,078
RGPH 2008 · ONS
Wilaya number
31
Area
≈ 2,150 km²
677 people per km²
Municipalities
26
Phone code
+213 41
041 from inside Algeria
Nearest airport
near El Kerma
Time zone
UTC+1
no summer time
About Oran

Oran is a wilaya, or province, on the Mediterranean coast of western Algeria, 432 km from Algiers. It borders the wilayas of Mostaganem, Mascara, Sidi Bel Abbès and Aïn Témouchent. Its main city, Oran, is called El Bahia, "the Radiant". The name Wahran is usually linked to the Arabic word wahr, "lion". The wilaya had 1,454,078 inhabitants at the 2008 census (ONS), the third largest population of any wilaya.

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