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]
The province was created from the Sétif (département) in 1974.
The province is divided into 19 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 52 communes or municipalities.