Tlemcen Province
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Tlemcen Province
ولاية تلمسان | |
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Coordinates: 34°53′N 01°19′W / 34.883°N 1.317°W | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | Tlemcen |
Area | |
• Total | 9,061 km2 (3,498 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 945,525 |
• Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 43 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-13 |
Districts | 20 |
Municipalities | 54 |
Tlemcen (Arabic: ولاية تلمسان) is a province (wilaya) in northwestern Algeria. The Tlemcen National Park is located there.
History
[edit]The province was created from Oran (department) and Tlemcen department in 1974.
Administrative divisions
[edit]The province is divided into 20 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 53 communes or municipalities.
Districts
[edit]Communes
[edit]- Ain Fetah (Ain Fettah)
- Ain Fezza
- Ain Ghoraba
- Ain Kebira
- Ain Nehala
- Ain Tellout (Ain Tallout)
- Ain Youcef
- Amieur
- Azails
- Bab El Assa
- Beni Bahdel
- Beni Boussaid
- Beni Khellad (Formerly Souk El Khemis)
- Beni Mester
- Beni Ouarsous
- Beni Smiel (Beni Semiel)
- Beni Snous
- Bensekrane
- Bouhlou
- Chetouane
- Dar Yaghmoricene (Dar Yaghmouracene)
- Djebala
- El Aricha
- El Bouihi (Bouihi)
- El Fehoul
- El Gor
- Fellaoucene
- Ghazaouet
- Hammam Boughrara
- Hennaya
- Honaine (Houanaine)
- Maghnia
- Mansourah
- Marsa Ben Mhidi (Marsa Ben M'Hidi)
- Msirda Fouaga
- Nedroma
- Oued Chouli (Oued Chouly)
- Ouled Mimoun
- Ouled Riyah
- Remchi
- Sabra
- Sebaa Chioukh (Sebbaa Chioukh)
- Sebdou
- Sidi Abdelli
- Sidi Djilali (Sidi Djillali)
- Sidi Medjahed
- Souahlia
- Souani
- Souk Thlata (Souk Tleta, Souk Tlata)
- Terni Beni Hediel (Terny Beni Hediel, Tirni Beni Hediel)
- Tianet
- Tlemcen
- Zeralda Forest
- Zenata
References
[edit]- ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
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