Oran Province


Oran is a province in Algeria whose seat is the city of the same name.

Geography

It is located in the northwestern part of the country. Its population is 1,584,607 and it covers a total area of 2,114 km². The province is bordered to the east by Mostaganem, to the southeast by Mascara, to the southwest by Sidi Bel Abbes, and to the west by Aïn Témouchent Province.

History

The province was formed from the former French department of Oran, which was maintained after independence and was transformed into a wilaya by the ordnance of 1968. It inherited its current structure after the re-organization of 1974, when it lost its western and southern parts in favor of the creation of Sidi Bel Abbès Province.

Administrative divisions

As of 1984, the province is divided into 9 districts, which are further divided into 26 communes or municipalities.

Districts

  1. Aïn El Turk
  2. Arzew
  3. Bethioua
  4. Bir El Djir
  5. Boutlélis
  6. Es Sénia
  7. Gdyel
  8. Oran
  9. Oued Tlélat

    Communes

  10. Arzew
  11. Aïn Bya
  12. Aïn El Kerma
  13. Aïn El Turk
  14. Ben Freha
  15. Bethioua
  16. Bir El Djir
  17. Boufatis
  18. Bousfer
  19. Boutlélis
  20. El Ançor
  21. El Braya
  22. El Kerma
  23. Es Sénia
  24. Gdyel
  25. Hassi Ben Okba
  26. Hassi Bounif
  27. Hassi Mefsoukh
  28. Mers El Hadjadj
  29. Mers El Kébir
  30. Misserghin
  31. Oran
  32. Oued Tlélat
  33. Sidi Ben Yebka
  34. Sidi Chami
  35. Tafraoui