Aïn Oussera Province
Province in Algeria
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Aïn Oussera Province (Arabic: ولاية عين وسارة) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, with Aïn Oussera as its provincial capital. It was created in 2026 by separation from Djelfa Province.[3]
Aïn Oussera Province
ولاية عين وسارة ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵄⵉⵏ ⵡⴻⵙⵙⴰⵔⴰ | |
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Map of Aïn Oussera Province | |
| Coordinates: 35°26′56″N 2°54′16″E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Created | 2026 |
| Capital | Aïn Oussera |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,300 km2 (2,400 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[2] | |
• Total | 251,038 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area code | +213 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-65 |
| Districts | 4 |
| Municipalities | 10 |
The province is located in the transitional zone between the densely populated north and the sparsely populated south and covers an area of about 6,300 km².[4] Around 251,000 people lived in the province at the 2008 census; its population density is therefore about 40 inhabitants per square kilometre.
Administrative divisions
The wilaya of Aïn Oussera is divided into 10 communes,[3] grouped into 4 districts (daïras).[5]
| Daïras | Communes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pop.
2008[2] |
ONS
code[6] | |
| Aïn Oussera | Aïn Oussera | 101,239 | 1731 |
| Guernini | 4,594 | 1721 | |
| Birine | Birine | 30,913 | 1708 |
| Benhar | 17,207 | 1732 | |
| Sidi Ladjel | Sidi Ladjel | 13,661 | 1719 |
| El Khemis | 5,405 | 1711 | |
| Hassi Fedoul | 13,171 | 1733 | |
| Had Sahary | Had Sahary | 30,451 | 1720 |
| Bouira Lahdab | 10,993 | 1709 | |
| Aïn Fekka | 23,404 | 1735 | |