Béjaïa Province
Béjaïa Province
ولاية بجاية | |
|---|---|
Map of Algeria highlighting Béjaïa | |
| Coordinates: 36°45′N 5°04′E / 36.750°N 5.067°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Capital | Béjaïa |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | Mr. Mohamed Bettache (FLN) |
| • Wāli | Mr. Ali Bedrici |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,268 km2 (1,262 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 915,835 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 34 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-06 |
| Districts | 19 |
| Municipalities | 52 |
Béjaïa is a province of Algeria. The capital city is Béjaïa. Gouraya National Park is there. The endangered primate, Barbary Macaque is found in the province's Gouraya National Park.[2]
Divisions
The province has 19 districts. There are 52 communes or municipalities.
Districts
- Adekar
- Akbou
- Amizour
- Aokas
- Barbacha
- Béjaïa
- Béni Maouche
- Chemini
- Darguina
- El Kseur
- Ifri-Ouzellaguen
- Ighil Ali
- Kherrata
- Seddouk
- Sidi Aïch
- Souk El Tenine
- Tazmalt
- Tichy
- Timezrit
References
- ↑ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine