Bou Saâda Province () is a province (wilaya) in northern Algeria, with Bou Saâda as its provincial capital. It was created in 2026 by separation from M'Sila 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 19 (French/Arabic)
The province lies in the transition zone from the densely populated north of the country to the sparsely populated Sahara and covers an area of about 12,000 km².Estimate using mapcoordinates.net Around 384,000 people lived in the province at the 2008 census, giving it a population density of about 32 inhabitants per square kilometre.
Administrative divisions The wilaya of Bou Saâda is divided into 23 communes, grouped into 8 districts (daïras).
Daïras Communes Name Pop.2008384,045 Bou Saâda Bou Saâda 125,573 El Hamel11,018 Oulteme2,289 Khoubana Khoubana7,950 M’Cif12,209 El Houamed7,800 Ouled Sidi Brahim Ouled Sidi Brahim10,716 Benzouh5,636 Sidi Ameur Sidi Ameur21,623 Tamsa7,431 Ben Srour Ben Srour23,953 Ouled Slimane4,116 Zarzour5,077 Mouhamed Boudiaf16,381 Aïn El Meleh Aïn El Meleh37,045 Bir Foda4,258 Aïn Farès3,184 Sidi M’Hamed8,300 Aïn Errich20,634 Medjedel Medjedel21,058 Menaâ8,498 Djebel Messaad Djebel Messaad13,948 Slim5,348
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