Jijel Province

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.

Jijel Province
ولاية جيجل
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Jijel
Map of Algeria highlighting Jijel
Coordinates: 36°48′N 5°46′E
Country Algeria
CapitalJijel, Algeria
Area
 • Total2,577 km2 (995 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total634,412
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 34
ISO 3166 codeDZ-18
Districts11
Municipalities28

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
  1. Chekfa
  2. Djimla
  3. El Ancer
  4. El Aouana
  5. El Milia
  6. Jijel
  7. Settara
  8. Sidi Maârouf
  9. Taher
  10. Texenna
  11. Ziama Mansouriah

Communes
  1. Bordj T'har
  2. Boucif Ouled Askeur
  3. Boudriaa Ben Yadjis
  4. Bouraoui Belhadef
  5. Chahna
  6. Chekfa
  7. Djemaa Beni Habibi
  8. Djimla
  9. El Ancer
  10. El Aouana
  11. El Kennar Nouchfi
  12. El Milia
  13. Emir Abdelkader
  14. Eraguene
  15. Ghebala
  16. Jijel
  17. Kaous
  18. Kheïri Oued Adjoul
  19. Ouadjana
  20. Ouled Rabah
  21. Ouled Yahia Khedrouche
  22. Selma Benziada
  23. Settara
  24. Sidi Abdelaziz
  25. Sidi Maarouf
  26. Taher
  27. Texenna
  28. Ziama Mansouriah

See also
  • Jijel Arabic – Pre-Hilalian Arabic dialect of northeastern Algeria

References
  1. 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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