Chlef Province
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| Chlef Province البرواقية المدية |
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Map of Algeria highlighting Chlef |
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| Coordinates: 36°10′N 01°20′E / 36.167°N 1.333°ECoordinates: 36°10′N 01°20′E / 36.167°N 1.333°E | |
| Country | |
| Capital | Chlef |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | Mohamed Meheni (FLN) |
| • Wāli | Mr. Mohamed El Ghazi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,975 km2 (1,921 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,013,718 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 27 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-02 |
| Districts | 13 |
| Municipalities | 35 |
| Website | wilaya-chlef.com |
Chlef (Arabic: ولاية الشلف, Berber: Tamnaḍt n Clef) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, and has about 1 million inhabitants. Its capital is Chlef. Another locality is Ténès, on the Mediterranean Sea.
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Geography[edit]
Location[edit]
The province of Chlef is located at the Western Tell at 200 km west of Algiers.
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Administrative divisions[edit]
The province is divided into 13 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 35 communes or municipalities.
Districts[edit]
- Abou El Hassan (دائرة أبو الحسن)
- Aïn Merane (دائرة عين مران)
- Béni Haoua (دائرة بني حواء)
- Boukadir (دائرة بوقادير)
- Chlef (دائرة شلف)
- El Karimia (دائرة الكريمية)
- El Marsa (دائرة المرسى)
- Oued Fodda (دائرة وادي الفضة)
- Ouled Ben Abdelkader (دائرة اولاد بن عبد القادر)
- Ouled Farès (دائرة اولاد فارس)
- Taougrit (دائرة تاوقريت)
- Ténès (دائرة تنس)
- Zeboudja (دائرة زبوجة)
Communes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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" (PDF). 5ème Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat. 2008.
- ^ a b c "Repartition des Sieges des Assemblees Populaires Communales: 01 — Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF). Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne N° 47 (in French). 10 July 2002.