Algiers, the national capital, is the only city in the country which is divided into districts (and municipalities), and the only one which is a province itself. This means that its neighborhoods and suburbs have the same status as those of smaller cities or villages elsewhere in the country. The administration of a district is assigned to a district chief (chef de daïra) who is chosen by the Algerian president. The district chief, like the wilaya chief, is an unelected political position.
Algeria's districts were created as arrondissements when Algeria was a colony of France and they had a status equal to those of mainland France. They were, like France's arrondissements, part of départements, which are further part of a région (which was called a territory, territoire, in French Algeria). They were maintained 6 years after the country's independence (until 1968) when they were renamed "daïras" and had their functions slightly changed.
districts, algeria, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2019, learn, when, remov. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Districts of Algeria news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The provinces of Algeria are divided into 547 districts dairas دائرة The capital of a district is called a district seat chef lieu de daira Each District is further divided into one or more municipalities baladiyahs Algiers the national capital is the only city in the country which is divided into districts and municipalities and the only one which is a province itself This means that its neighborhoods and suburbs have the same status as those of smaller cities or villages elsewhere in the country The administration of a district is assigned to a district chief chef de daira who is chosen by the Algerian president The district chief like the wilaya chief is an unelected political position Algeria s districts were created as arrondissements when Algeria was a colony of France and they had a status equal to those of mainland France They were like France s arrondissements part of departements which are further part of a region which was called a territory territoire in French Algeria They were maintained 6 years after the country s independence until 1968 when they were renamed dairas and had their functions slightly changed See also editProvinces of Algeria Municipalities of Algeria Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Districts of Algeria amp oldid 1188245608, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
