Oran Province

Oran Province ولاية وهران
Province
Administrative map of Oran province
Map of Algeria highlighting Oran
Coordinates: 35°42′N 0°38′W / 35.700°N 0.633°W / 35.700; -0.633
Country	Algeria
Capital	Oran
Government
• PPA president	Mrs. Ayad Ratiba[1] (RND)
• Wāli	Mr. Mouloud Cherifi
Area
• Total	2,114 km2 (816 sq mi)
Population  (2009)[2]
• Total	1,584,607
• Density	750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 41
ISO 3166 code	DZ-31
Districts	9
Municipalities	26

Oran Province (Arabic: ولاية وهران, Wilāya Wahrān) is a province (wilayah) in Algeria whose seat is the city of the same name.

It is located in the northwestern part of the country. Its population is 1,584,607^[2] 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.

The province was formed from the former French department of Oran, which was maintained after independence and was transformed into a wilaya (province) 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.

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

• "Projet de création de 14 nouvelles délégations communales: Une commission ministérielle pour tracer les "frontières"", Le Quotidien d'Oran (in French), Oran, 25 May 2016

• Site internet de la Direction de la planification et de l'aménagement du territoire de la wilaya d'Oran
• Histoire de la wilaya d'Oran
• Paysage d'Algérie - Wilaya d'Oran