Tlemcen (Arabic: ولاية تلمسان) is a province (wilaya) in northwestern Algeria. The Tlemcen National Park is located there.
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 |
History
editThe province was created from Oran (department) and Tlemcen department in 1974.
Administrative divisions
editThe province is divided into 20 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 53 communes or municipalities.
Districts
editCommunes
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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