El Kantara Province () is a province (wilaya) in eastern Algeria, with El Kantara as its provincial capital. It was created in 2026 by separation from Biskra Province.Loi n° 26-06 du 16 Chaoual 1447 correspondant au 4 avril 2026 modifiant et complétant la loi n° 84-09 du 4 février 1984 relative à l'organisation territoriale du pays, Art. 52 bis 12 (French/Arabic)
The small province covers an area of 1,400 km²Estimate using mapcoordinates.net () and lies in the transition zone between the densely populated north and the sparsely populated south. Around 43,000 people lived in the province at the 2008 census, giving it a population density of 31 inhabitants per square kilometre.
Administrative divisions The wilaya of El Kantara is divided into 5 communes, grouped into 3 districts (daïras).Décret exécutif n° 91-306 du 24 Août 1991 fixant la liste des communes animées par chaque chef de daïra (French/Arabic) DaïrasCommunesNamePop. 2008El KantaraEl Kantara11,415Aïn Zaatout3,693DjemourahDjemourah12,574Branis4,273El OutayaEl Outaya11,155
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