Béni Ourtilane District | |
Other Name: | دائرة بني ورثيلان |
Native Name: | Asun n At wertiran |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | District |
Mapsize: | 180px |
Map Caption1: | Map of Sétif Province highlighting Béni Ourtilane District |
Coordinates: | 36.4333°N 58°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Sétif |
Seat Type: | District seat |
Seat: | Béni Ourtilane |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 73 |
Population Total: | 12022 |
Population As Of: | 1992 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01 |
Postal Code Type: | District code |
Postal Code: | 19700 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Municipalities |
Blank Info Sec1: | 4 |
Béni Ourtilane (or At Wartiran as it is called by its native Kabyle inhabitants) is a district of the Sétif Province in the Petite Kabylie region of Algeria. It is named after its district capital Beni Ouartilene. It is located in the north-western part of the Sétif Province near the border with Béjaïa and Bordj Bou Arreridj. It was originally part of the Sétif Province when Algeria got its independence in 1962 but it became part of the Béjaïa Province in 1975. However, in 1985 it returned to become a part of the Sétif Province.[1]
Béni Ourtilane consists of four municipalities:
Due to its remote location in the Babor Mountains, Béni Ourtilane is only accessible by one road, National Route 74.