In Guezzam Province

In Guezzam Province
In Guezzam Province
	Province
	Coordinates: 19°34′20″N 5°46′10″E
Country	Algeria
Capital	In Guezzam
Area
• Total	424,948 km2 (164,073 sq mi)
Elevation	276 m (906 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
• Total	11,202
• Density	0.026/km2 (0.068/sq mi)

In Guezzam is a newly created province in far southern Algeria that was created on December 18, 2019 after the Cabinet of Algeria passed a bill that created 10 new provinces in a rare move. Prior to that there was no creation of provinces in Algeria for 35 years. In Guezzam is the most southern province of Algeria and lies along the border with Niger. In Guezzam is also the least populated province in Algeria with a population 11,202 in the present boundaries during the 2008 census. The capital of the province is also called In Guezzam as all Algerian provinces are required to be named after their capitals.

History

The province was approved on May 27, 2015. The province was confirmed on November 26, 2019 and implemented the following month. Prior to 2019 it was part of Tamanrasset Province

Administrative divisions

The province consists of 2 daïra of which both are coextensive with the 2 communes which are In Guezzam with a population 7,045 in 2008,[2] and Tin Zaouatine with a population of 4,157 in 2008.[2] The boundaries of the province are exactly the same as the old In Guezzam District that was part of Tamanrasset Province

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References

Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
"Population: Wilaya de Tamanrasset" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2013.

External links

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[Alg2008RGPH-1] Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Retrieved July 2, 2008.

[census2008-2] "Population: Wilaya de Tamanrasset" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2013.