Khenchela Province

Khenchela Province (Arabic: ولاية خنشلة‎) is a province (wilaya) in the Aures region in Algeria.

Khenchela Province ولاية خنشلة
Province
Nickname(s):  Hansala
Coordinates: 35.434°N 7.147°E
Country	Algeria
Capital	Khenchela
Area
• Total	9,811 km^2 (3,788 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	384,268
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 032
ISO 3166 code	DZ-40
Districts	8
Municipalities	21

History

The province was created from parts of Oum el Bouaghi Province and Tébessa Province in 1984.

Administrative division

The province is divided into 8 districts, which are further divided into 21 communes or municipalities.

Districts

1. Khenchela, as a district and capital Khenchela
2. Aïn Touila, located 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the capital
3. Babar, located 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the capital
4. Bouhmama, located 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the capital
5. Chechar, located 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of the capital
6. El Hamma, located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the capital
7. Kaïs, located 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of the capital
8. Ouled Rechache, located 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of the capital

Communes

1. Aïn Touila
2. Babar
3. Baghai
4. Bouhmama
5. Chelia
6. Cherchar
7. Djellal
8. El Hamma
9. El Mahmal
10. El Oueldja
11. Ensigha
12. Fais (Taouzianat)
13. Kais
14. Khenchela
15. Khirane
16. M'Sara
17. M'Toussa
18. Ouled Rechache
19. Remila
20. Tamza
21. Yabous

References

1. Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.