Chlef Province
Chlef Province
ولاية الشلف | |
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Coordinates: 36°10′N 01°20′E / 36.167°N 1.333°ECoordinates: 36°10′N 01°20′E / 36.167°N 1.333°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | Chlef |
Government | |
• PPA president | Mohamed Meheni (FLN) |
• Wāli | Mr. Lakhdar Sedas |
Area | |
• Total | 4,975 km2 (1,921 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 1,013,718 |
• Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 27 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-02 |
Districts | 13 |
Municipalities | 35 |
Website | wilaya-chlef.com |
Chlef (Arabic: ولاية الشلف) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria formerly known as El Asnam, and has about 1 million inhabitants. Its capital is Chlef. Another locality is Ténès, on the Mediterranean Sea.
History[]
The province was originally named El Asnam until 1980 when it became known at Ech Chéliff, later known as Chlef.
In 1984, Aïn Defla Province was carved out of its territory.[why?]
Geography[]
Location[]
The province of Chlef is located at the Western Tell 200 km west of Algiers.
Administrative divisions[]
The province is divided into 13 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 35 communes or municipalities.
Districts[]
- Abou El Hassan (دائرة أبو الحسن)
- Aïn Merane (دائرة عين مران)
- Béni Haoua (دائرة بني حواء)
- Boukadir (دائرة بوقادير)
- Chlef (دائرة شلف)
- El Karimia (دائرة الكريمية)
- El Marsa (دائرة المرسى)
- Oued Fodda (دائرة وادي الفضة)
- Ouled Ben Abdelkader (دائرة اولاد بن عبد القادر)
- Ouled Farès (دائرة اولاد فارس)
- Taougrit (دائرة تاوقريت)
- Ténès (دائرة تنس)
- Zeboudja (دائرة زبوجة)
Communes[]
References[]
- ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c (in French and Arabic) "Code Geographique National" (PDF). 5ème Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-13.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Repartition des Sieges des Assemblees Populaires Communales: 01 — Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF). Journal Officiel de la République Algérienne (in French) (47). 10 July 2002.
External links[]
Categories:
- Chlef Province
- Provinces of Algeria
- States and territories established in 1974