Algiers Province

Algiers Province (Arabic: ولاية الجزائر, Wilāyat al-Jazāʼir, [wilaːja ald͡ʒazaːʔir]; French: wilaya d'Alger or province d'Alger) is a province (wilayah) in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is adopted from the old French department of Algiers and has a population of about 3 million. It is the most densely populated province of Algeria, and also the smallest by area.

Algiers Province

ولاية الجزائر
Map of Algeria highlighting Algiers
Coordinates: 36°42′N 3°13′E
Country Algeria
CapitalAlgiers
Government
  PPA presidentMohamed Zaïm (FLN)
  WāliYoucef Charfa (since 2020)
Area
  Total1,190 km2 (460 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
  Total2,988,145
  Density2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 21
ISO 3166 codeDZ-16
Districts13
Municipalities57

History

In 1984, Boumerdès Province and Tipaza Province were carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

Algiers province is coincident with the city of Algiers, and is divided into 13 districts, in turn subdivided into 57 communes or municipalities.

Districts

The districts, listed according to official numbering (from west to east), are:

1. Zéralda
2. Chéraga
3. Draria
4. Bir Mourad Raïs
5. Birtouta
6. Bouzaréah
7. Bab El Oued

8. Sidi M'Hamed
9. Hussein Dey
10. El Harrach
11. Baraki
12. Dar El Beïda
13. Rouïba

The 13 districts of Algiers province

Communes

The communes, listed alphabetically, are:

Neighbourhoods

The neighbourhoods, listed alphabetically, are:

  1. Baba Ali
  2. Beau-Fraisier
  3. Casbah of Algiers
  4. Chevalley
  5. Cité 1er Novembre 1954
  6. Cité Yahia Boushaki
  7. Club des Pins
  8. Diar el Mahçoul
  9. El Annasser
  10. El Hamiz
  11. Hamma
  12. La Glacière
  13. Les Dunes
  14. Les Fusillés
  15. Moretti
  16. Riadh El Feth
  17. Saïd Hamdine
  18. Sidi Abdellah
  19. Sidi Yahia
  20. Tamentfoust

Religion

Mosques

Cemeteries

Zawiyas

Education

People

References

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