Algiers Province
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Algiers Province
ولاية الجزائر | |
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Country | ![]() |
Capital | Algiers |
Government | |
• PPA president | Mr. Mohamed Zaïm (FLN) |
• Wāli | Mr. Mohamed Kebir Addou |
Area | |
• Total | 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 2,988,145 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 21 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-16 |
Districts | 13 |
Municipalities | 57 |
Algiers (Arabic: ولاية الجزائر Wilāyat al-Jazāʼir) is a province (wilayah) in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is adopted from the old French département of Algiers and has a population of about 3 million. It is the smallest and most densely populated province of Algeria.
Administrative divisions
Algiers province is divided into 13 districts and 57 communes or municipalities.
Districts
The districts, listed according to official numbering (from west to east), are:
1. Zéralda |
8. Sidi M'Hamed |
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Communes
The communes, listed alphabetically, are:
- Alger Centre
- Aïn Bénian
- Aïn Taya (Ain-Taya)
- Bab El Oued
- Bab Ezzouar
- Baba Hassen
- Bachdjerrah (Bach Djerrah)
- Baraki
- Ben Aknoun
- Bir Mourad Raïs
- Birkhadem (Bir Khadem)
- Birtouta
- Bologhine (Bouloghine)
- Bordj El Bahri
- Bordj El Kiffan (Bordj El Kifan)
- Bourouba
- Bouzaréah
- Béni Messous
- Casbah
- Chéraga
- Dar El Beïda
- Douéra
- Draria
- Dély Ibrahim (Dely Brahim)
- El Achour
- El Biar
- El Harrach
- El Madania
- El Magharia
- El Marsa
- El Mouradia
- Djasr Kasentina
- H'raoua
- Hammamet
- Hussein Dey
- Hydra
- Khraïcia
- Kouba
- Les Eucalyptus
- Mahelma
- Mohamed Belouizdad
- Mohammedia
- Oued Koriche
- Oued Smar
- Ouled Chebel
- Ouled Fayet
- Rahmania
- Raïs Hamidou
- Reghaïa
- Rouïba
- Saoula
- Sidi M'Hamed (Sidi Mhamed)
- Sidi Moussa
- Souidania
- Staouéli
- Tessala El Merdja
- Zéralda
References
External links
- Template:Fr icon "Alger, Capitale previligiée pour l'investissement" (Archive) - National Agency of Investment Development (Agence Nationale de Développement de l'Investissement or ANDI, الوكالة الوطنية لتطوير الاستثمار)