Illizi Province

Illizi is a province in the south-eastern corner of Algeria. It is named after its capital Illizi. It borders Libya to the east.

Illizi Province
ولاية اليزي
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Illizi
Map of Algeria highlighting Illizi
Coordinates: 26°29′N 8°28′E
CountryAlgeria
CapitalIllizi
Government
 • PPA presidentMr. Abdelkader Benhoued
 • WāliMr. Boualem Tiffour
Area
 • Total285,000 km2 (110,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total54,490
 • Density0.19/km2 (0.50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 29
ISO 3166 codeDZ-33
Districts3
Municipalities6

Divisions

The province has 3 districts[2] and 6 communes or municipalities. The area has lots of natural gas.

Districts
  1. Djanet
  2. Illizi (district-municipality)
  3. In Aménas

References
  1. Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
  2. "The official journal of People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" (PDF). SGG Algeria. 1991: 1311. Retrieved 2007-11-06. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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