Béchar Province
Béchar (Arabic: ولاية بشار) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, located on the border with Morocco in the Algerian Sahara. It is the second least-densely populated province in Algeria. Its capital and biggest city is Béchar.
Béchar Province
ولاية بشار | |
|---|---|
Province | |
The desert in Béchar | |
Map of Algeria highlighting Béchar | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′N 2°13′W | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Capital | Béchar |
| Government | |
| • Wāli | Mr. Mecheri Azzedine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 161,400 km2 (62,300 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 274,866 |
| • Density | 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 29 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-08 |
| Districts | 12 |
| Municipalities | 21 |
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