Djelfa Province
Djelfa Province ولاية الجلفة | |
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Coordinates: 34°40′30″N 3°15′30″E / 34.67500°N 3.25833°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital | Djelfa |
Area | |
• Total | 66,415 km2 (25,643 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 1,223,223 |
• Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 27 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-17 |
Districts | 12 |
Municipalities | 36 |
Djelfa (Arabic: ولاية الجلفة) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. Its capital is Djelfa. It was first established by the administrative reorganization of 1974, and is home to over 1.2 million inhabitants. Localities in this province include Tadmit, El Khemis, and Selmana.
History
[edit]The province was created from parts of Batna (département), Médéa (département), Oasis department and Tiaret department in 1974.
Administrative division
[edit]The province is made up of 12 districts, which are further divided into 36 communes or municipalities.
Districts
[edit]- Aïn El Ibil
- Aïn Oussera
- Birine
- Charef
- Dar Chioukh
- Djelfa
- El Idrissia
- Faidh El Botma
- Had Sahary
- Hassi Bahbah
- Messaâd
- Sidi Ladjel
Communes
[edit] 1. Aïn Chouhada | 13. Deldoul | 25. Hassi Fedoul | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
External links
[edit]- (in French) Official website
- (in Arabic) Djelfa Forums
- (in Arabic) Nfaes network Portal & Forums Archived 2020-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
- (in French) Djelfa - la capitale de la Steppe