Aïn Defla Province Explained

Aïn Defla Province
Native Name:ولاية عين الدفلى
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Province
Map Caption1:Map of the 14 districts of Aïn Defla
Coordinates:36.3167°N 12°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Algeria
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Aïn Defla
Leader Title:PPA president
Leader Name:Mr. Menad Mehdi (FLN)
Leader Title1:Wāli
Leader Name1:Mr. Tikhmarine Lakhdar
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4897
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:771890
Population As Of:2008
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01
Iso Code:DZ-44
Area Code Type:Area Code
Area Code:+213 (0) 27
Blank Name Sec1:Districts
Blank Info Sec1:14
Blank1 Name Sec1:Municipalities
Blank1 Info Sec1:36

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. http://rgph2008.ons.dz/resultat/histo.htm Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008