Oum El Bouaghi Province
Oum El Bouaghi Province
ولاية أم البواقي | |
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The Hautes Plaines in Oum El Bouaghi | |
Map of Algeria highlighting Oum El Bouaghi | |
| Coordinates: 35°53′N 7°7′E / 35.883°N 7.117°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Capital | Oum El Bouaghi |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | Mr. Chouia Taha Hocine (FLN) |
| • Wāli | Mr. Benabdallah Chaïb Eddour |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,768 km2 (2,613 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 644,364 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 32 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-04 |
| Districts | 12 |
| Municipalities | 29 |
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Oum El Bouaghi or Oum el-Bouaghi (Arabic: ولاية أم البواقي) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria in the Aures region. The capital is Oum el-Bouaghi, which was named Can Robert (during French occupation), Sidi R'Ghis a few years later, and Oum El Bouaghi before independence.