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Coordinates: 36°09′54″N 001°19′41″E / 36.165°N 1.32806°E / 36.165; 1.32806
Chlef (Arabic: ولاية الشلف) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, and has about 1 million inhabitants. Its capital is Chlef. Another locality is Ténès, on the Mediterranean Sea.
[edit] Administrative divisions
The province is divided into 13 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 35 communes or municipalities.
[edit] Districts
[edit] Communes
| No. [2][3] |
Commune [2][3] |
Arabic [2] |
Population [3] |
| 01 |
Chlef |
الشلف |
146,157 |
| 02 |
Ténès |
تنس |
34,332 |
| 03 |
Benairia (Bénairia) |
بنايرية |
13,509 |
| 04 |
El Karimia |
الكريمية |
25,060 |
| 05 |
Tadjna (Tadjena) |
تأجنة |
22,155 |
| 06 |
Taougrit (Taougrite) |
تاوقريت |
24,267 |
| 07 |
Beni Haoua |
بنى حواء |
17,602 |
| 08 |
Sobha |
صبحة |
28,646 |
| 09 |
Harchoun (Harchoune) |
حرشون |
14,869 |
| 10 |
Ouled Fares |
أولاد فارس |
30,068 |
| 11 |
Sidi Akkacha |
سيدى عكاشة |
23,374 |
| 12 |
Boukadir |
بوقادير |
41,655 |
| 13 |
Beni Rached |
بنى راشد |
21,069 |
| 14 |
Talassa (Telassa) |
تلعصة |
10,175 |
| 15 |
Harenfa (Herenfa) |
الھرنفة |
16,356 |
| 16 |
Oued Gousine (Oued Goussine) |
وادى قوسين |
5,439 |
| 17 |
Dahra |
الظھرة |
21,284 |
| 18 |
Ouled Abbes |
أولاد عباس |
7,330 |
| 19 |
Sendjas |
السنجاس |
26,228 |
| 20 |
Zeboudja |
الزبوجة |
23,079 |
| 21 |
Oued Sly |
وادى سلى |
41,245 |
| 22 |
Abou El Hassen (Abou El Hassan) |
أبو الحسن |
20,164 |
| 23 |
El Marsa |
المرسى |
9,726 |
| 24 |
Chettia |
الشطية |
59,960 |
| 25 |
Sidi Abderrahmane |
سيدي عبد الرحمان |
3,630 |
| 26 |
Moussadek |
مصدق |
5,496 |
| 27 |
El Hadjadj |
الحجاج |
9,245 |
| 28 |
Labiod Medjadja |
الابيض مجاجة |
13,920 |
| 29 |
Oued Fodda |
وادى الفضة |
36,187 |
| 30 |
Ouled Ben Abdelkader |
أولاد بن عبد القادر |
17,385 |
| 31 |
Bouzghaia (Bouzeghaia) |
بوزغاية |
20,268 |
| 32 |
Ain Merane (Aïn Merane, Ain Merrane) |
عين مران |
37,142 |
| 33 |
Oum Drou |
أم الذروع |
17,314 |
| 34 |
Breira |
بريرة |
11,808 |
| 35 |
Beni Bouateb (Beni Bouattab) |
بنى بوعتاب |
2,551 |
[edit] References
- ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
- ^ a b c (French) (Arabic) "Code Geographique National". 5ème Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat. 2008. http://www.ons.dz/IMG/code%20geo%20-%20fra%20-%20ara.pdf.
- ^ a b c (French) "Repartition des Sieges des Assemblees Populaires Communales: 01 — Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF). Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne N° 47. 10 July 2002. http://www.joradp.dz/JO2000/2002/047/FP6.pdf.
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