Aïn Mahdi is a district in Laghouat Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, the natural gas extraction town of Hassi R'Mel.

Hassi R'Mel District
دائرة حاسي الرمل
Map of Algeria highlighting Laghouat Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Laghouat Province
Map of Laghouat Province highlighting Hassi R'Mel District
Map of Laghouat Province highlighting Hassi R'Mel District
Country Algeria
ProvinceLaghouat
District seatHassi R'Mel
Area
 • Total5,912 km2 (2,283 sq mi)
Population
 (2008[1])
 • Total33,337
 • Density5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Municipalities2

Municipalities

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The district is further divided into 2 municipalities[2]

32°55′41″N 3°16′16″E / 32.928°N 3.271°E / 32.928; 3.271

References

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  1. ^ "Wilaya de Laghouat: répartition de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs, selon la commune de résidence et la dispersion" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-03.. Data from the 2008 General Population and Housing Census on the site of the NOS Algeria.
  2. ^ "Décret executif n° 91-306 du 24 août 1991 fixant la liste des communes animées par chaque chef de daïra. 03 - Wilaya de Laghouat" [List of municipalities animated by each District chief: 03 - Laghouat Province] (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 4 September 1991. p. 1294. Retrieved 2019-11-03.