Key facts
- Country
- Algeria
- Capital
- M'sila
- Total
- 18,718 km (7,227 sq mi)
- Density
- 52.989/km (137.24/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01 ( CET )
- Area code
- +213 (0) 35
- Iso 3166 code
- DZ-28
via Wikipedia infobox
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M'sila (Berber languages: ⵎⵙⵉⵍⴰ Msila) is a province (wilaya) of northern Algeria. It has a population of 958,361 people and an area of 18,718 square kilometres (7,227 sq mi), with a density of 74/square kilometer, while its capital, also called M'sila, home to M'sila University, has a population of about 100,000.
Localities include Bou Saada and Maadid. Chott El Hodna, a salt lake, crosses into M'sila. However, most of the region is semi-arid and undeveloped.