Béjaïa Province Explained

Béjaïa Province
Native Name:Kabyle: Tawilayt n Bgayet
Arabic: ولاية بجاية
French: Wilaya de Béjaïa
Type:Province
Map Caption1:Map of the 19 districts of Béjaïa
Coordinates:36.75°N 9°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Algeria
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Béjaïa
Leader Title:PPA president
Leader Name:Mohamed Bettache (FLN)
Leader Title1:Wāli
Leader Name1:Ali Bedrici
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3268
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:915835
Population As Of:2008
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01
Iso Code:DZ-06
Area Code Type:Area Code
Area Code:+213 (0) 34
Blank Name Sec1:Districts
Blank Info Sec1:19
Blank1 Name Sec1:Municipalities
Blank1 Info Sec1:52

The Béjaïa Province (Kabyle: Tawilayt n Bgayet; Arabic: ولاية بجاية, ar|Wilāyat Bijāyah; French: wilaya de Béjaïa or French: province de Béjaïa) is a province of Algeria in the Kabylie region. The province's capital city is Béjaïa, the terminus of the Béni Mansour-Bejaïa line.Gouraya National Park is located in Béjaïa Province. A population of an endangered primate species, the Barbary macaque, is found within the park; this primate has a severely restricted and disjunctive range.[2]

History

The province was created from the Sétif (département) in 1974.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 19 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 52 communes or municipalities.

Communes

  1. Adekar
  2. Aït-Rizine
  3. Aït-Smail
  4. Akbou
  5. Akfadou
  6. Amalou
  7. Amizour
  8. Aokas
  9. Barbacha
  10. Béjaïa
  11. Beni Djellil
  12. Beni Ksila
  13. Beni Maouche
  14. Beni Mellikeche
  15. Boudjellil
  16. Bouhamza
  17. Boukhelifa
  18. Chelata
  19. Chemini
  20. Darguina
  21. Draâ El-Kaïd
  22. El-Flaye
  23. El-Kseur
  24. Feraoun
  25. Ifenain Ilmathen
  26. Ighil Ali
  27. Ighram
  28. Kendira
  29. Kherrata
  30. Melbou
  31. Msisna
  32. Oued Ghir
  33. Ouzellaguen
  34. Seddouk
  35. Semaoune
  36. Sidi-Aïch
  37. Sidi-Ayad
  38. Sidi-Saïd
  39. Souk El-Thenine
  40. Souk-Oufella
  41. Tala Hamza
  42. Tamokra
  43. Tamridjet
  44. Taourit Ighil
  45. Taskriout
  46. Tazmalt
  47. Tinabdher
  48. Tibane
  49. Tichy
  50. Tifra
  51. Timezrit
  52. Tizi N'Berber
  53. Toudja

External links

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
  2. C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg