Béjaïa Province
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Béjaïa Province ولاية بجاية Tamnaḍt n Bgayet |
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Province | |
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Country | Algeria |
Capital | Béjaïa |
Government | |
• PPA president | Mohamed Bettache (FLN) |
• Wāli | Ali Bedrici |
Area | |
• Total | 3,268 km2 (1,262 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 915,835 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 34 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-06 |
Districts | 19 |
Municipalities | 52 |
Béjaïa (Berber: Tamnaḍt n Bgayet, for the kaylie montains; Arabic: ولاية بجاية) is a province of Algeria. The capital city is Béjaïa.
Gouraya National Park is located in Béjaïa Province. A population of an endangered primate, the Barbary Macaque, is found within the park; this primate has a severely restricted and disjunctive range.[2]
Administrative divisions
The province is divided into 19 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 52 communes or municipalities.
Districts
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Communes
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- Adekar
- Aït-Rizine
- Aït-Smail
- Akbou
- Akfadou
- Amalou
- Amizour
- Aokas
- Barbacha
- Béjaïa
- Beni Djellil
- Beni Ksila
- Beni Maouche
- Beni Mellikeche
- Boudjellil
- Bouhamza
- Boukhelifa
- Chelata
- Chemini
- Darguina
- Draâ El-Kaïd
- El-Flaye
- El-Kseur
- Feraoun
- Ifenain Ilmathen
- Ighil Ali
- Ighram
- Kendira
- Kherrata
- Melbou
- Oued Ghir
- Ouzellaguen
- Seddouk
- Semaoune
- Sidi-Aïch
- Sidi-Ayad
- Sidi-Saïd
- Souk El-Thenine
- Souk-Oufella
- Tala Hamza
- Tamokra
- Tamridjet
- Taourit Ighil
- Taskriout
- Tazmalt
- Tinabdher
- Tibane
- Tichy
- Tifra
- Timezrit
- Tizi N'Berber
- Toudja
References
- ↑ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
External links
- (French) (Amazigh, Kabyle, French, Arabic) The first website of Bgayet Béjaïa Bougie and his region
- (French) (Arabic) Official website of Béjaïa Province