Bordj Baji Mokhtar Province

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Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province ولاية برج باجي مختار
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Bordj Badji Mokhtar
Coordinates: 21°19′40″N 00°57′20″E / 21.32778°N 0.95556°E / 21.32778; 0.95556Coordinates: 21°19′40″N 00°57′20″E / 21.32778°N 0.95556°E / 21.32778; 0.95556
Country	Algeria
Capital	Bordj Badji Mokhtar
Area
• Total	120,026 km2 (46,342 sq mi)
Elevation	276 m (906 ft)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	16 437 hab
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area code	+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 code	DZ-01
Districts	1
Municipalities	2

The Wilaya of Bordj Baji Mokhtar (Arabic: ولاية برج باجي مختار) is an Algerian Province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.

Geography[]

The wilaya of Bordj Baji Mokhtar is in the Algerian Sahara; its area is 131,220 km² .

It is delimited by:

• to the north by the Adrar Province;
• to the east by the In Guezzam and Tamanrasset Province;
• to the west by the Adrar Province, Mauritania and Mali;
• and to the south by Mali.

History[]

The wilaya of Bordj Badji Mokhtar was created on November 26, 2019 .

Previously, it was a , created according to the law n° 15–140 of May 27, 2015, creating administrative districts in certain wilayas and fixing the specific rules related to them, as well as the list of municipalities that are attached to it. Before 2019, it was attached to the Adrar Province.

Organization of the wilaya[]

During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of Bordj Baji Mokhtar is made up of 1 district and 2 communes.

List of walis[]

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