4-632: Abadla is a district in Béchar Province , Algeria . It was named after its capital, Abadla . According to the 2008 census, the total population of the district was 21,133 inhabitants. Most of the population of the region is clustered around the Oued Guir , the main water source for the district. The N6 national highway runs through the district on its way from Béchar to Adrar ; the N50 branches off near Abadla, leading to Tindouf . The district
8-423: Is called a district seat ( chef-lieu de daïra ). Each District is further divided into one or more municipalities ( baladiyahs ). Algiers , the national capital, is the only city in the country which is divided into districts (and municipalities), and the only one which is a province itself. This means that its neighborhoods and suburbs have the same status as those of smaller cities or villages elsewhere in
12-601: Is further divided into three communes : This article about a location in Béchar Province is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Districts of Algeria [REDACTED] Member State of the African Union [REDACTED] Member State of the Arab League The provinces of Algeria are divided into 547 districts ( daïras / " دائرة "). The capital of a district
16-523: The country. The administration of a district is assigned to a district chief ( chef de daïra ) who is chosen by the Algerian president . The district chief, like the wilaya chief, is an unelected political position. Algeria's districts were created as arrondissements when Algeria was a colony of France and they had a status equal to those of mainland France . They were, like France's arrondissements, part of départements , which are further part of
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