Ksar El Boukhari Province
Province in Algeria
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Ksar El Boukhari Province (Arabic: ولاية قصر البخاري, romanized: Wilāyat Qaṣr al-Bukhārī) is a province (wilaya) in northern Algeria, with Ksar Boukhari as its provincial capital. It was created in 2026 by separation from Médéa Province.[3]
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Ksar El Boukhari Province
ولاية قصر البخاري ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵇⵚⴻⵔ ⵍⴱⵓⵅⴰⵔⵉ | |
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Map of Ksar El Boukhari Province | |
| Coordinates: 35°53′08″N 2°45′03″E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Created | 2026 |
| Capital | Ksar Boukhari |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,700 km2 (1,800 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[2] | |
• Total | 246,920 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area code | +213 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-26 |
| Districts | 6 |
| Municipalities | 21 |
The province lies south of Algiers in the Atlas Mountains and covers an area of about 4,700 km2.[4] Around 247,000 people lived in the province at the 2008 census,[2] giving it a population density of 53 inhabitants per square kilometre.
Administrative divisions
The wilaya of Ksar El Boukhari is divided into 21 communes,[3] grouped into 6 districts (daïras).[5]
| Daïras | Communes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pop. 2008[2] | ONS code[6] | |
| Ksar El Boukhari | Ksar Boukhari | 67,813 | 2635 |
| Meftaha | 5,908 | 2649 | |
| Saneg | 3,487 | 2664 | |
| Aïn Boucif | Aïn Boucif | 26,042 | 2604 |
| Ouled Maaref | 9,287 | 2603 | |
| Kef Lakhdar | 4,403 | 2617 | |
| Sidi Damed | 5,009 | 2631 | |
| El Ouinet | 4,186 | 2657 | |
| Chelalet El Adhaoura | Chelalet El Adhaoura | 27,300 | 2618 |
| Tafraout | 8,901 | 2623 | |
| Cheniguel | 6,866 | 2640 | |
| Aïn Ouksir | 5,071 | 2641 | |
| El Azizia | El Azizia | 10,765 | 2632 |
| Derrag | 7,273 | 2608 | |
| Oum El Djallil | 3,625 | 2642 | |
| Chahbounia | Chahbounia | 13,617 | 2638 |
| Bou Aïche | 8,873 | 2610 | |
| Boughezoul | 16,939 | 2651 | |
| Ouled Antar | Ouled Antar | 2,216 | 2658 |
| Ouled Hellal | 3,367 | 2622 | |
| Boghar | 5,972 | 2625 | |