Béchar Province

Béchar Province ولاية بشار
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Béchar
Coordinates: 31°37′N 2°13′W / 31.617°N 2.217°W / 31.617; -2.217
Country	Algeria
Capital	Béchar
Government
• Wāli	Mr. Mecheri Azzedine
Area
• Total	161,400 km2 (62,300 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	274,866
• Density	1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 29
ISO 3166 code	DZ-08
Districts	12
Municipalities	21

Béchar is a province in Algeria. It is named after its capital Béchar. A large part of the province has sand dune fields that no one can live in.

The province has 12 districts. There are 21 municipalities.

The districts are:

1. ↑ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.