Skikda Province

Skikda (Arabic: ولاية سكيكدة‎, French: Wilaya de Skikda) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria, on its eastern Mediterranean coastline.

Skikda Province

ولاية سكيكدة
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting سطيف
Coordinates: 36°52′N 6°54′E
Country Algeria
CapitalSkikda
Area
 • Total4,026 km2 (1,554 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total904,195
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 38
ISO 3166 codeDZ-21
Districts13
Municipalities38

History

The province was created from Constantine (department) in 1974.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 13 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 38 communes or municipalities.

Districts
  1. Aïn Kechra
  2. Azzaba
  3. Ben Azzouz
  4. Collo
  5. El Hadaik
  6. El Harrouch
  7. Ouled Attia
  8. Oum Toub
  9. Ramdane Djamel
  10. Sidi Mezghiche
  11. Skikda
  12. Tamalous
  13. Zitouna

Communes
  1. Aïn Bouziane
  2. Aïn Charchar (Ain Cherchar)
  3. Aïn Kechra
  4. Aïn Zouit
  5. Azzaba
  6. Bekkouche Lakhdar
  7. Benazouz (Ben Azzouz)
  8. Beni Bechir
  9. Beni Oulbane
  10. Beni Zid
  11. Bir El Ouiden
  12. Bouchtata
  13. Cheraia
  14. Collo
  15. Djendel Saadi Mohamed
  16. El Ghedir
  17. El Hadaik
  18. El Harrouch
  19. El Marsa
  20. Emdjez Edchich
  21. Essebt (Es Sebt)
  22. Filfla (Fil Fila)
  23. Hamadi Krouma
  24. Kanoua
  25. Kerkera
  26. Kheneg Mayoum
  27. Oued Z'hor
  28. Ouldja Boulballout (Ouldja Boulbalout)
  29. Ouled Attia
  30. Ouled Hbaba (Ouled Hebaba)
  31. Oum Toub
  32. Ramdane Djamel
  33. Salah Bouchaour
  34. Sidi Mezghiche
  35. Skikda
  36. Tamalous
  37. Zerdazas
  38. Zitouna

References
  1. 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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