Béchar Province
Béchar Province
ولاية بشار | |
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The desert in Béchar | |
Map of Algeria highlighting Béchar | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′N 1°55′W / 31.333°N 1.917°W | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Capital | Béchar |
| Government | |
| • Wāli | Mr. Mecheri Azzedine |
| Area | |
• Total | 60,850 km2 (23,490 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 274,866 |
| • Density | 4.517/km2 (11.70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 29 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-08 |
| Districts | 12 |
| Municipalities | 21 |
Béchar (Arabic: ولاية بشار) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, located on the border with Morocco in the Algerian Sahara. It is the second least densely populated province in Algeria, with a population of 353 591 inhabitants in 2019, with a density of 2,19 people/square kilometer. Its capital and biggest city is Béchar.