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 |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 12 |
Type: | Province |
Constantine (Arabic: ولاية قسنطينة) is one of the 58 provinces (wilayas) of Algeria, whose capital is the city of the same name.
In 1984 Mila Province was carved out of its territory.
The province is divided into 6 districts or daïra, which are subdivided into 12 communes or municipalities.[2]
District | Number of municipalities | Municipalities | Area (km2) | Population (hab.) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Constantine | 1 | Constantine | 231.63 | 462,374 | |
El Khroub | 3 | El KhroubAïn SmaraOuled Rahmoune | 610.70 | 248,160 | |
Aïn Abid | 2 | Aïn AbidIbn Badis | 634.22 | 51,478 | |
Zighoud Youcef | 2 | Zighoud YoucefBeni Hamiden | 367.97 | 48,432 | |
Hamma Bouziane | 2 | Hamma BouzianeDidouche Mourad | 186.88 | 128,867 | |
Ibn Ziad | 2 | Ibn ZiadMessaoud Boudjeriou | 257.37 | 30,623 |