Médéa Province Explained
Médéa Province |
Native Name: | ولاية المدية |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Province |
Map Caption1: | Map of the 19 districts of Médéa |
Coordinates: | 36.2667°N 47°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Médéa |
Leader Title: | PPA president |
Leader Title1: | Wāli |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 8866 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 830943 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01 |
Iso Code: | DZ-26 |
Area Code Type: | Area Code |
Area Code: | +213 (0) 25 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Districts |
Blank Info Sec1: | 19 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Municipalities |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 64 |
Médéa (Arabic: ولاية المدية) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. The capital is Médéa.
Administrative divisions
The province is divided into 19 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 64 communes or municipalities.
Districts
- Aïn Boucif
- Aziz
- Béni Slimane
- Berrouaghia
- Chahbounia
- Chellalat El Adhaoura
- El Azizia
- El Omaria
- Guelb El Kébir
- Ksar El Boukhari
- Médéa
- Ouamri
- Ouled Antar
- Ouzera
- Seghouane
- Si Mahdjoub
- Sidi Naâmane
- Souaghi
- Tablat
Communes
- Aïn Boucif
- Aïn Ou Ksir
- Aissaouia
- Aziz
- Baata
- Benchicao
- Beni Slimane
- Berrouaghia
- Bir Ben Laabed
- Boghar
- Bou Aiche
- Bouaichoune
- Bouchrahil
- Boughezoui
- Bouskene
- Chahbounia
- Chellalat El Adhaoura
- Cheniguel
- Damiat
- Derrag
- Deux Bassins
- Djouab
- Draa Essamar
- El Azizia
- El Guelbelkebir
- El Hamdania
- El Omaria
- El Ouinet
- Hannacha
- Kef Lakhdar
- Khams Djouamaa
- Ksar Boukhari
- Meghraoua
- Médéa
- Medjebar
- Meftaha
- Mezerana
- Mihoub
- Ouamri
- Oued Harbil
- Ouled
- Ouled Antar
- Ouled Brahim
- Ouled Deide
- Ouled Hellal
- Ouled Maaref
- Oum El Djalil
- Ouzera
- Rebaia
- Saneg
- Sedraia
- Seghouane
- Sidi Mahdjoub
- Sidi Damed
- Sidi Errabia
- Sidi Naamane
- Sidi Zahar
- Sidi Ziane
- Souagui
- Tablat
- Tafraout
- Tamesguida
- Tizi Mahdi
- Tlatet Eddouair
- Zoubiria
Notable people
- Mohamed Belhocine (born 1951), Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.
Notes and References
- http://rgph2008.ons.dz/resultat/histo.htm Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008