Oum El Bouaghi Province

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*Oum El Bouaghi Province*
ولاية أم البواقي
Map of Algeria highlighting the Province of Oum El Bouaghi
Province Code	4
Area Code	+213 (0) 32
Administration
Capital	Oum El Bouaghi
Districts	12
Municipalities	29
Wāli	Mr. Bouderbali Mohamed
PPA president	Mr. Chouia Taha Hocine (FLN)
Basic statistics
Area	6.768 km² (2.613,14 sq mi)
Population	519.170 (1998)
Density	75,6/km² (199/sq mi)

Oum el-Bouaghi (Arabic: ولاية أم البواقي ) is a wilaya of Algeria. The capital is Oum el-Bouaghi, which was named Can Robert (during French occupation), Sidi R'Ghis a few years later, and Oum El Bouaghi before independence.

[edit] Administrative divisions

The province is made up of 12 districts and 29 municipalities. The districts are (in no particular order):

Ksar Sbahi
Oum El Bouaghi
Dhalaâ
F'Kirina
Souk Naâmane
Aïn Fakroun
Meskiana
Aïn M'Lila
Aïn Babouche
Aïn Beïda
Aïn Kechra
Sigus

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