Béjaïa Province

Béjaïa is a province of Algeria. The capital city is Béjaïa. Gouraya National Park is there. The endangered primate, Barbary Macaque is found in the province's Gouraya National Park.[2]

Béjaïa Province
ولاية بجاية
Map of Algeria highlighting Béjaïa
Map of Algeria highlighting Béjaïa
Coordinates: 36°45′N 5°04′E
CountryAlgeria
CapitalBéjaïa
Government
  PPA presidentMr. Mohamed Bettache (FLN)
  WāliMr. Ali Bedrici
Area
  Total3,268 km2 (1,262 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
  Total915,835
  Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 34
ISO 3166 codeDZ-06
Districts19
Municipalities52

Divisions

The province has 19 districts. There are 52 communes or municipalities.

Districts

  1. Adekar
  2. Akbou
  3. Amizour
  4. Aokas
  5. Barbacha
  6. Béjaïa
  7. Béni Maouche
  8. Chemini
  9. Darguina
  10. El Kseur
  11. Ifri-Ouzellaguen
  12. Ighil Ali
  13. Kherrata
  14. Seddouk
  15. Sidi Aïch
  16. Souk El Tenine
  17. Tazmalt
  18. Tichy
  19. Timezrit

References

  1. 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.
  2. C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine


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