Blida Province

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Blida Province
ولاية البليدة
Map of Algeria highlighting Blida
Map of Algeria highlighting Blida
Country Algeria
CapitalBlida
Government
 • PPA presidentMr. Kahla Mustapha (FLN)
 • WāliMr. Ouadah Hocine
Area
 • Total1,479 km2 (571 sq mi)
Elevation
257 m (843 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total1,009,892
 • Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 25
ISO 3166 codeDZ-09
Districts10
Municipalities25

Blida (Arabic: ولاية البليدة) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria. Its capital is Blida. The Chréa National Park is situated here.

Administrative divisions

It is made up of 10 districts and 25 municipalities.

The districts are:

The municipalities are:

Natural features

This province has one of the few habitat areas in Algeria that supports a sub-population of the Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus.[2]

References

  1. ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
  2. ^ C. Michael Hogan, (2008) Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg

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