Aïn Defla Province

Aïn Defla (Arabic: ولاية عين الدفلى, is a wilaya (province) in northern Algeria. It is located to the southwest of Algiers, the capital. Localities in Ain Delfa include Aïn Defla, Miliana, El Attaf, Djelida and Djendel.

Aïn Defla Province
ولاية عين الدفلى
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Aïn Defla
Map of Algeria highlighting Aïn Defla
Coordinates: 36°19′N 2°10′E
Country Algeria
CapitalAïn Defla
Government
 • PPA presidentMr. Menad Mehdi (FLN)
 • WāliMr. Tikhmarine Lakhdar
Area
 • Total4,897 km2 (1,891 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total771,890
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 27
ISO 3166 codeDZ-44
Districts14
Municipalities36

History

The province was created from Chlef Province in 1984.

Administrative divisions

It is made up of 14 districts and 36 municipalities.

The districts are:

  1. Aïn Defla
  2. Aïn Lechiakh
  3. Bathia
  4. Bordj El Amir Khaled
  5. Boumedfaâ
  6. Djendel
  7. Djelida
  8. El Abadia
  9. El Amra
  10. El Attaf
  11. Hammam Righa
  12. Khemis
  13. Miliana
  14. Rouina

The municipalities are:

  1. Aïn Bénian
  2. Aïn Bouyahia
  3. Aïn Defla
  4. Aïn Lechiakh
  5. Aïn Soltane
  6. Aïn Torki
  7. Arib
  8. Barbouche
  9. Bathia
  10. Bellas
  11. Ben Allal
  12. Bir Ould Khelifa
  13. Bordj Emir Khaled Chikh
  14. Bouchared
  15. Boumedfaa
  16. Djelida
  17. Djemaa Ouled
  18. Djendel
  19. El Abadia
  20. El Amra
  21. El Attaf
  22. El Hassania
  23. El Maine
  24. Hammam Righa
  25. Hoceinia
  26. Khemis Miliana
  27. Mekhatria
  28. Miliana
  29. Oued Chorfa
  30. Oued Djemaa
  31. Rouina
  32. Sidi Lakhdar
  33. Tacheta Zougagha
  34. Tarik Ibn Ziad
  35. Tiberkanine
  36. Zeddine

Notable people
  • Mohamed Charef (1908-2011), theologian and mufti.
  • Mohamed Belhocine (born 1951), Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.

References
  1. 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.
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