Jijel Province
Province of Algeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jijel (Arabic: ولاية جيجل) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, on the eastern Mediterranean coast. The capital is Jijel (Phoenician name : Igilgili). Taza National Park is located in this province.
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Jijel Province
ولاية جيجل | |
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.svg) Map of Algeria highlighting Jijel | |
| Coordinates: 36°48′N 5°46′E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Capital | Jijel |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,577 km2 (995 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 634,412 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 34 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-18 |
| Districts | 11 |
| Municipalities | 28 |
History
The province was created from parts of Constantine (department) and Sétif (département) in 1974.
In 1984 Mila Province was carved out of its territory.
Administrative divisions
The province is divided into 11 districts, which are further divided into 28 communes or municipalities.
Districts
Communes
- Bordj T'har
- Boucif Ouled Askeur
- Boudriaa Ben Yadjis
- Bouraoui Belhadef
- Chahna
- Chekfa
- Djemaa Beni Habibi
- Djimla
- El Ancer
- El Aouana
- El Kennar Nouchfi
- El Milia
- Emir Abdelkader
- Eraguene
- Ghebala
- Jijel
- Kaous
- Kheïri Oued Adjoul
- Ouadjana
- Ouled Rabah
- Ouled Yahia Khedrouche
- Selma Benziada
- Settara
- Sidi Abdelaziz
- Sidi Maarouf
- Taher
- Texenna
- Ziama Mansouriah
See also
- Jijel Arabic – Pre-Hilalian Arabic dialect of northeastern Algeria
References
External links
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