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Mostaganem Province

Coordinates: 35°56′N 0°05′E / 35.933°N 0.083°E / 35.933; 0.083
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Mostaganem Province
ولاية مستغانم
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Mostaganem
Map of Algeria highlighting Mostaganem
Coordinates: 35°56′N 0°05′E / 35.933°N 0.083°E / 35.933; 0.083
Country Algeria
CapitalMostaganem
Area
 • Total2,269 km2 (876 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total746,947
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 45
ISO 3166 codeDZ-27
Districts10
Municipalities32

Mostaganem (Arabic: ولاية مستغانم) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. Its capital is Mostaganem.

Geography

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The land relief in Mostaganem Province can be divided into four regions: the Dahra Range to the east, the Mostaganem Plateau to the south, the Chelif River valley which separates the two highland regions, and the plains on the province's southern border which lie next to the marshes of the Macta.[2]

The Mostaganem Plateau covers eleven municipalities in the southern part of the province: Mostaganem, Ain Tedles, Sour, Bouguirat, Sirat, Souaflia, Mesra, Ain Sidi Cherif, Mansourah, Touahria and Sayada.[3] It is a semi-arid and sandy plateau, in the shape of a triangle and bounded to the north by the Chelif River.[4] It receives 350 mm of rainfall per year.[3]

During French colonization, viticulture was introduced on the plateau.[4] After the country's independence, it was replaced by irrigated market gardening and the culture of citrus fruits and cereals.[4] However, in certain sectors east of Mostaganem, the replacement of the vineyards caused the appearance of small dunes as a consequence of the resumption of soil movement.[4]

History

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In 1984 Relizane Province was carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

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The province is divided into 10 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 32 communes or municipalities.

Districts

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  1. Achacha
  2. Aïn Nouïssy
  3. Aïn Tédelès
  4. Bouguirat
  5. Hassi Mamèche
  6. Kheïr Eddine
  7. Mesra
  8. Mostaganem
  9. Sidi Ali
  10. Sidi Lakhdar

Communes

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  1. Achacha (Achaacha)
  2. Aïn Boudinar
  3. Aïn Nouïssy
  4. Aïn Sidi Chérif
  5. Aïn Tédelès (Ain Tedles)
  6. Benabdelmalek Ramdane (Abdelmalek Ramdane)
  7. Bouguirat
  8. El Hassaine
  9. Fornaka
  10. Hadjadj
  11. Hassi Mamèche (Hasi Mameche)
  12. Khadra
  13. Kheïr Eddine (Kheiredine)
  14. Mansourah
  15. Mazagran (Mazagrain, Mezghrane)
  16. Mesra
  17. Mostaganem
  18. Nékmaria
  19. Oued El Kheïr
  20. Ouled Boughalem
  21. Ouled Malah (Ouled Maalef)
  22. Safsaf (Saf Saf)
  23. Sayada
  24. Sidi Ali
  25. Sidi Bellater (Sidi Belatar)
  26. Sidi Lakhdar (Sidi Lakhdaara)
  27. Sirat
  28. Souaflia
  29. Sour
  30. Stidia
  31. Tazgait
  32. Touahria

References

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  1. ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Présentation de la Wilaya: Caractéristique naturelles et conditions climatique". ANIREF. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b Monographie de la wilaya de Mostaganem (PDF). pp. 2–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d Côte, Marc (1996). Guide d'Algérie : paysages et patrimoine. Algeria: Média-Plus. p. 319. ISBN 9961-922-00-X.


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