Algeria / 30 Ouargla
Ouargla
Population
558,558
RGPH 2008
Wilaya number
30
Area
≈ 135,000 km²
4 people per km²
Municipalities
8
Phone code
+213 29
029 from inside Algeria
Time zone
UTC+1
no summer time
About Ouargla
The wilaya of Ouargla lies in the northern Sahara, in the east of Algeria. Its neighbours include the wilayas of Touggourt, El Oued, Ghardaïa and Illizi. Its capital, Ouargla, was an important centre of Ibadi Islam in the Middle Ages. It is wilaya number 30. In 2019 part of it became the wilaya of Touggourt. It now has 8 communes in 5 dairas. On its earlier boundaries it had 558,558 inhabitants at the 2008 census (ONS).
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