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Constantine Province
Constantine (Arabic: ولاية قسنطينة) is one of the 58 provinces (wilayas) of Algeria, whose capital is the city of the same name.
Constantine Province ولاية قسنطينة ⴰⵝⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵇⵙⴻⵏⵟⵉⵏⴰ | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: City Of Bridges | |
Map of Algeria highlighting Constantine | |
Map of the 6 districts of Constantine | |
| Coordinates: 36°21′N 6°36′E / 36.350°N 6.600°ECoordinates: 36°21′N 6°36′E / 36.350°N 6.600°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Capital | Constantine |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | A.Chibane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,187 km2 (844 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,012,643 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Constantinian |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 31 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-25 |
| Districts | 6 |
| Municipalities | 12 |
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
| District | Number of municipalities | Municipalities | Area (km²) | Population (hab.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constantine | 1 | Constantine | 231.63 | 462,374 |
| El Khroub | 3 | El Khroub • Aïn Smara • Ouled Rahmoune | 610.70 | 248,160 |
| Aïn Abid | 2 | Aïn Abid • Ibn Badis | 634.22 | 51,478 |
| Zighoud Youcef | 2 | Zighoud Youcef • Beni Hamiden | 367.97 | 48,432 |
| Hamma Bouziane | 2 | Hamma Bouziane • Didouche Mourad | 186.88 | 128,867 |
| Ibn Ziad | 2 | Ibn Ziad • Messaoud Boudjeriou | 257.37 | 30,623 |
References
- ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
- ^ "The official journal of People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" (PDF). SGG Algeria. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
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