Constantine Province Explained

Constantine Province
Native Name:ولاية قسنطينة
Native Name Lang:ar
Other Name:ⴰⵝⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵇⵙⴻⵏⵟⵉⵏⴰ
Nickname:City Of Bridges
Image Map1:DZ - 25 Constantine Districts.svg
Map Caption1:Map of the 6 districts of Constantine
Coordinates:36.35°N 42°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Algeria
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Constantine
Leader Title:PPA president
Leader Name:A.Chibane
Leader Title1:Wāli
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2187
Population Total:1012643
Population As Of:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Constantinian
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01
Area Code:+213 (0) 31
Area Code Type:Area Code
Iso Code:DZ-25
Blank Name Sec1:Districts
Blank Info Sec1:6
Blank1 Name Sec1:Municipalities
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Type:Province

Constantine (Arabic: ولاية قسنطينة) is one of the 58 provinces (wilayas) of Algeria, whose capital is the city of the same name.

History

In 1984 Mila Province was carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 6 districts or daïra, which are subdivided into 12 communes or municipalities.[2]

List of districts

DistrictNumber of
municipalities
MunicipalitiesArea
(km2)
Population
(hab.)
Constantine1Constantine231.63462,374
El Khroub3El KhroubAïn SmaraOuled Rahmoune610.70248,160
Aïn Abid2Aïn AbidIbn Badis634.2251,478
Zighoud Youcef2Zighoud YoucefBeni Hamiden367.9748,432
Hamma Bouziane2Hamma BouzianeDidouche Mourad186.88128,867
Ibn Ziad2Ibn ZiadMessaoud Boudjeriou257.3730,623

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. Web site: The official journal of People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. SGG Algeria. 2007-11-06.