Algeria, since December 18, 2019, is divided into 58 wilayas (provinces). Prior to December 18, 2019, there were 48 provinces. The 58 provinces are divided into 1,541 baladiyahs (municipalities). The name of a province is always that of its capital city.
According to the Algerian constitution, a wilaya is a territorial collectivity enjoying economic and diplomatic freedom, the APW, or Popular Provincial Parliament/Provincial Popular Parliament (the Assemblée Populaire Wilayale, in French) is the political entity governing a province, directed by the Wali (Governor), who is chosen by the Algerian President to handle the APW's decisions, the APW has also a president, who is elected by the members of the APW, which Algerians elect.
By 1984 the number of Algerian provinces was fixed at 48 and established the list of municipalities or "communes" attached to each province. In 2019, 10 new provinces were added.[1][2]
The province numbers are the first 31 provinces (see the second section) in Arabic alphabetical order, after the adding of 17 more provinces in 1983 and 10 more in 2019, the old numbering was kept and the 27 provinces created since 1984 have been assigned codes from 32 to 58, in Arabic alphabetical order.
The following table presents the list of provinces, showing for each its numerical code, its name (which is at all times the same as the name of the capital city of the province), the number of districts ("dairas"), the number of municipalities, its area, and its population.
On 26 November 2019, the Cabinet of Algeria passed a bill to add 10 more provinces, by splitting some of the larger provinces in the south of Algeria into smaller ones.[4] Thus, the following provinces have been added on December 18, 2019:
Immediately after independence, Algeria retained its 15 former French départements, which were renamed wilayas (provinces) in 1968, for the most part, with some name changes:
^"Journal Officiel Algérie - F2021022.pdf" (PDF). www.joradp.dz. March 25, 2021. pp. 07–08. (PDF) from the original on January 28, 2022.
February 16, 2024
provinces, algeria, algeria, since, december, 2019, divided, into, wilayas, provinces, prior, december, 2019, there, were, provinces, provinces, divided, into, baladiyahs, municipalities, name, province, always, that, capital, city, according, algerian, consti. Algeria since December 18 2019 is divided into 58 wilayas provinces Prior to December 18 2019 there were 48 provinces The 58 provinces are divided into 1 541 baladiyahs municipalities The name of a province is always that of its capital city According to the Algerian constitution a wilaya is a territorial collectivity enjoying economic and diplomatic freedom the APW or Popular Provincial Parliament Provincial Popular Parliament the Assemblee Populaire Wilayale in French is the political entity governing a province directed by the Wali Governor who is chosen by the Algerian President to handle the APW s decisions the APW has also a president who is elected by the members of the APW which Algerians elect Contents 1 List 2 Since 2019 3 1984 2019 4 1974 1983 5 1957 1974 6 1954 1962 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksList editBy 1984 the number of Algerian provinces was fixed at 48 and established the list of municipalities or communes attached to each province In 2019 10 new provinces were added 1 2 The province numbers are the first 31 provinces see the second section in Arabic alphabetical order after the adding of 17 more provinces in 1983 and 10 more in 2019 the old numbering was kept and the 27 provinces created since 1984 have been assigned codes from 32 to 58 in Arabic alphabetical order The following table presents the list of provinces showing for each its numerical code its name which is at all times the same as the name of the capital city of the province the number of districts dairas the number of municipalities its area and its population Map Code Province Arabic name Number ofdistricts Number ofmunicipalities Area Population 2008 3 Density 2008 km2 sq mi per km2 per sq mi nbsp 01 Adrar أدرار 6 16 254 471 98 252 261 258 1 03 2 7 nbsp 02 Chlef الشلف 13 35 4 795 1 851 1 002 088 209 540 nbsp 03 Laghouat الأغواط 10 24 25 057 9 675 455 602 18 47 nbsp 04 Oum El Bouaghi أم البواقي 12 29 6 783 2 619 621 612 81 210 nbsp 05 Batna باتنة 21 61 12 192 4 707 1 119 791 92 240 nbsp 06 Bejaia بجاية 19 52 3 268 1 262 912 577 279 720 nbsp 07 Biskra بسكرة 10 27 9 576 3 697 547 137 57 150 nbsp 08 Bechar بشار 6 11 60 850 23 490 219 898 3 61 9 3 nbsp 09 Blida البليدة 10 25 1 575 608 1 002 937 591 1 530 nbsp 10 Bouira البويرة 12 45 4 439 1 714 695 583 157 410 nbsp 11 Tamanrasset تمنراست 3 5 336 839 130 054 115 043 0 34 0 88 nbsp 12 Tebessa تبسة 12 28 14 227 5 493 648 703 46 120 nbsp 13 Tlemcen تلمسان 20 53 9 061 3 498 949 135 105 270 nbsp 14 Tiaret تيارت 14 42 20 673 7 982 846 823 41 110 nbsp 15 Tizi Ouzou تيزي وزو 21 67 2 956 1 141 1 127 608 316 820 nbsp 16 Algiers الجزائر 13 57 1 190 460 2 988 145 2 511 6 500 nbsp 17 Djelfa الجلفة 12 36 66 415 25 643 1 092 184 46 120 nbsp 18 Jijel جيجل 11 28 2 577 995 636 948 247 640 nbsp 19 Setif سطيف 20 60 6 504 2 511 1 489 979 229 590 nbsp 20 Saida سعيدة 6 16 6 764 2 612 330 641 49 130 nbsp 21 Skikda سكيكدة 13 38 4 026 1 554 898 680 223 580 nbsp 22 Sidi Bel Abbes سيدي بلعباس 15 52 9 096 3 512 604 744 66 170 nbsp 23 Annaba عنابة 6 12 1 439 556 609 499 424 1 100 nbsp 24 Guelma قالمة 10 34 4 101 1 583 482 430 118 310 nbsp 25 Constantine قسنطينة 6 12 2 187 844 938 475 427 1 110 nbsp 26 Medea المدية 19 64 8 866 3 423 819 932 92 240 nbsp 27 Mostaganem مستغانم 10 32 2 175 840 737 118 325 840 nbsp 28 M Sila المسيلة 15 47 18 718 7 227 990 591 53 140 nbsp 29 Mascara معسكر 16 47 5 941 2 294 784 073 132 340 nbsp 30 Ouargla ورقلة 6 10 194 552 75 117 311 337 1 6 4 1 nbsp 31 Oran وهران 9 26 2 121 819 1 584 607 688 1 780 nbsp 32 El Bayadh البيض 8 22 78 870 30 450 228 624 3 2 8 3 nbsp 33 Illizi اليزي 2 4 198 815 76 763 34 715 0 17 0 44 nbsp 34 Bordj Bou Arreridj برج بوعريريج 10 34 4 115 1 589 628 475 160 410 nbsp 35 Boumerdes بومرداس 9 32 1 356 524 802 083 504 1 310 nbsp 36 El Tarf الطارف 7 24 3 339 1 289 408 414 122 320 nbsp 37 Tindouf تندوف 1 2 159 000 61 000 49 149 0 31 0 80 nbsp 38 Tissemsilt تسمسيلت 8 22 3 152 1 217 294 476 93 240 nbsp 39 El Oued الوادي 10 22 45 738 17 660 647 548 10 61 27 5 nbsp 40 Khenchela خنشلة 8 21 9 811 3 788 386 683 40 100 nbsp 41 Souk Ahras سوق أهراس 10 26 4 541 1 753 438 127 95 250 nbsp 42 Tipaza تيبازة 10 28 1 605 620 591 010 273 710 nbsp 43 Mila ميلة 13 32 3 407 1 315 766 886 220 570 nbsp 44 Ain Defla عين الدفلى 14 36 4 891 1 888 766 013 156 400 nbsp 45 Naama النعامة 7 12 29 950 11 560 192 891 6 5 17 nbsp 46 Ain Temouchent عين تموشنت 8 28 2 379 919 371 239 156 400 nbsp 47 Ghardaia غرداية 7 9 23 890 9 220 306 322 12 82 33 2 nbsp 48 Relizane غليزان 13 38 4 870 1 880 726 180 152 390 nbsp 49 Timimoun تيميمون 4 10 65 203 25 175 122 019 1 9 4 9 nbsp 50 Bordj Badji Mokhtar برج باجي مختار 1 2 120 026 46 342 16 437 0 14 0 36 nbsp 51 Ouled Djellal أولاد جلال 2 6 11 410 4 410 174 219 15 39 nbsp 52 Beni Abbes بني عباس 6 10 101 350 39 130 50 163 0 49 1 3 nbsp 53 Ain Salah عين صالح 2 3 131 220 50 660 50 392 0 38 0 98 nbsp 54 Ain Guezzam عين قز ام 2 2 88 126 34 026 11 202 0 13 0 34 nbsp 55 Touggourt تقرت 4 11 17 428 6 729 247 221 14 36 nbsp 56 Djanet جانت 1 2 86 185 33 276 17 618 0 2 0 52 nbsp 57 El M Ghair المغير 2 8 8 835 3 411 162 267 0 94 2 4 nbsp 58 El Menia المنيعة 2 4 62 215 24 021 57 276 0 92 2 4Total 547 1541 2 381 741 919 595 34 080 030 14 36Since 2019 editOn 26 November 2019 the Cabinet of Algeria passed a bill to add 10 more provinces by splitting some of the larger provinces in the south of Algeria into smaller ones 4 Thus the following provinces have been added on December 18 2019 Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province Ain Salah Province Djanet Province Ain Guezzam Province El M Ghair Province Touggourt Province Beni Abbes Province Timimoun Province Ouled Djellal Province El Menia Province1984 2019 edit nbsp Map of the provinces of Algeria numbered according to the official order In 1984 17 new provinces were added These provinces included El Bayadh Illizi Bordj Bou Arreridj Boumerdes El Taref Tindouf Tissemsilt El Oued Khenchela Souk Ahras Tipaza Mila Ain Defla Naama Ain Temouchent Ghardaia Relizane1974 1983 edit nbsp The 15 departments were reorganized to form 31 provinces Adrar Chlef Laghouat Oum el Bouaghi Batna Bejaia Biskra Bechar Blida Bouira Tamanghasset Tebessa Tlemcen Tiaret Tizi Ouzou Algiers Djelfa Jijel Setif Saida Skikda Sidi Bel Abbes Annaba Guelma Constantine Medea Mostaganem M sila Mascara Ouargla Oran1957 1974 edit nbsp Immediately after independence Algeria retained its 15 former French departements which were renamed wilayas provinces in 1968 for the most part with some name changes 8A El Wahat Currently Ouargla formerly Oasis 8B Saoura Currently Bechar 9A Alger Algiers 9B Batna 9C Annaba Formerly Bone English Bona 9D Constantine 9E Medea 9F Mostaganem 9G Oran 9H Orleansville Then El Asnam now Chlef 9J Setif 9K Tiaret 9L Tizi Ouzou 9M Tlemcen 9R Saida1954 1962 editDuring the Algerian War of Independence the FLN adopted an organizational system divided by 6 numbered wilayas Aures Constantine Kabylie Algiers Oran SaharaSee also editMunicipalities of Algeria List of Algerian Provinces by population List of Algerian Provinces by area List of Algerian regions by Human Development Index ISO 3166 2 DZReferences edit Journal Officiel Algerie F2019078 pdf PDF www joradp dz December 18 2019 pp 12 15 Archived PDF from the original on March 17 2020 CHAFAI Mohamed 27 November 2019 Ten administrative districts promoted into provinces with full prerogatives www aps dz Archived from the original on 29 November 2019 Office National des Statistiques Population par sexe age et Wilaya Consulted on 02 02 2016 10 New Wilayas El Khabar in Arabic No 26 November 2019 El Khabar Retrieved 2 December 2019 1 External links edit in French National Statistics Office Journal Officiel Algerie F2021022 pdf PDF www joradp dz March 25 2021 pp 07 08 Archived PDF from the original on January 28 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Provinces of Algeria amp oldid 1189383429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
