El Aricha Province () is a province (wilaya) in western Algeria, with El Aricha as its provincial capital. It was created in 2026 by separation from Tlemcen 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 14 (French/Arabic)
The province lies on the Moroccan border in the Atlas Mountains and covers an area of about 3,100 km².Estimate using mapcoordinates.net Around 31,000 people lived in the province at the 2008 census, giving it a population density of about 10 inhabitants per square kilometre.
Administrative divisions The wilaya of El Aricha is divided into 4 communes, grouped into 2 districts (daïras). DaïrasCommunesNamePop. 2008El ArichaEl Aricha6,673El Gor8,539Sidi DjillaliSidi Djillali6,697El Bouihi8,705
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