Oum El Bouaghi Province ولاية أم البواقي
Province
The Hautes Plaines in Oum El Bouaghi
Map of Algeria highlighting Oum El Bouaghi
Coordinates: 35°53′N 7°7′E / 35.883°N 7.117°E / 35.883; 7.117
Country	Algeria
Capital	Oum El Bouaghi
Government
• PPA president	Mr. Chouia Taha Hocine (FLN)
• Wāli	Mr. brimi djamel eddine
Area
• Total	6,768 km2 (2,613 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	644,364
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 32
ISO 3166 code	DZ-04
Districts	12
Municipalities	29

Oum El Bouaghi or Oum el-Bouaghi (Arabic: ولاية أم البواقي) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria in the Aures region. The capital is Oum el-Bouaghi, which was named Can Robert (during French occupation), Sidi R'Ghis a few years later, and Oum El Bouaghi before independence.

History

The province was created from Constantine (department) in 1974.

In 1984 Khenchela Province and Mila Province were carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 12 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 29 communes or municipalities.

Districts

Communes