Médéa Province

Médéa (Arabic: ولاية المدية) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. The capital is Médéa.

Médéa Province
ولاية المدية
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Médéa
Map of Algeria highlighting Médéa
Coordinates: 36°16′N 2°45′E
Country Algeria
CapitalMédéa
Area
 • Total8,866 km2 (3,423 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total830,943
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 25
ISO 3166 codeDZ-26
Districts19
Municipalities64

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 19 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 64 communes or municipalities.

Districts
  1. Aïn Boucif
  2. Aziz
  3. Béni Slimane
  4. Berrouaghia
  5. Chahbounia
  6. Chellalat El Adhaoura
  7. El Azizia
  8. El Omaria
  9. Guelb El Kébir
  10. Ksar El Boukhari
  11. Médéa
  12. Ouamri
  13. Ouled Antar
  14. Ouzera
  15. Seghouane
  16. Si Mahdjoub
  17. Sidi Naâmane
  18. Souaghi
  19. Tablat

Communes
  1. Aïn Boucif
  2. Aïn Ou Ksir
  3. Aissaouia
  4. Aziz
  5. Baata
  6. Benchicao
  7. Beni Slimane
  8. Berrouaghia
  9. Bir Ben Laabed
  10. Boghar
  11. Bou Aiche
  12. Bouaichoune
  13. Bouchrahil
  14. Boughezoui
  15. Bouskene
  16. Chahbounia
  17. Chellalat El Adhaoura
  18. Cheniguel
  19. Damiat
  20. Derrag
  21. Deux Bassins
  22. Djouab
  23. Draa Essamar
  24. El Azizia
  25. El Guelbelkebir
  26. El Hamdania
  27. El Omaria
  28. El Ouinet
  29. Hannacha
  30. Kef Lakhdar
  31. Khams Djouamaa
  32. Ksar Boukhari
  33. Meghraoua
  34. Médéa
  35. Medjebar
  36. Meftaha
  37. Mezerana
  38. Mihoub
  39. Ouamri
  40. Oued Harbil
  41. Ouled
  42. Ouled Antar
  43. Ouled Brahim
  44. Ouled Deide
  45. Ouled Hellal
  46. Ouled Maaref
  47. Oum El Djalil
  48. Ouzera
  49. Rebaia
  50. Saneg
  51. Sedraia
  52. Seghouane
  53. Sidi Mahdjoub
  54. Sidi Damed
  55. Sidi Errabia
  56. Sidi Naamane
  57. Sidi Zahar
  58. Sidi Ziane
  59. Souagui
  60. Tablat
  61. Tafraout
  62. Tamesguida
  63. Tizi Mahdi
  64. Tlatet Eddouair
  65. Zoubiria

Notable people
  • 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 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.


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