Messaad Province
Province in Algeria
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Messaad Province (Arabic: ولاية مسعد, romanized: Wilāyat Massʿad) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, with Messaad as its provincial capital. It was created in 2026 by separation from Djelfa Province.[3]
Messaad Province
ولاية مسعد ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵎⴻⵙⵄⴻⴷ | |
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Map of Messaad Province | |
| Coordinates: 34°10′00″N 3°30′00″E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Created | 2026 |
| Capital | Messaad |
| Area | |
• Total | 15,300 km2 (5,900 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[2] | |
• Total | 220,069 |
| • Density | 14.4/km2 (37.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area code | +213 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-66 |
| Districts | 2 |
| Municipalities | 8 |
The province lies in the transition zone between the densely populated north and the sparsely populated south and covers an area of about 15,300 km².[4] Around 220,000 people lived in the province at the 2008 census,[2] giving it a population density of about 14 inhabitants per square kilometre.