Tadjenanet

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Tadjenanet (arabe : تاجنانت, berbère: ⵜⴰⴵⵏⴰⵏⵜ), formerly called Saint-Donat, is a town and commune in Mila Province, Algeria.

At the 2008 census it had a population of 41,833.[1]

Tadjenanet
تاجنانت
Saint-Donat
Commune and town
DZ-43- Tadjenanet District.svg
Country Algeria
ProvinceMila Province
Government
 • President of communeAdel BOUDEBZA
Population
 (2008)
 • Total41,833
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code(s)213

Geography[]

Tadjenanet is located 75 km south-west of Mila and 18 km from Chelghoum Laïd on the RN 5 connecting Algiers to Constantine. At an altitude of 850 m, it is crossed from West to East by the . 10 km to the south is the forest, backed by the Djebel Rokbet ank Djmal. It is located 75 km from Constantine, 96 km from Batna, 56 km from Sétif and finally 23 km from the town of El Eulma, known for its wholesale market which generates significant trade flows. 20 km to the south is the wilaya of Batna.

Frontiers[]

Belaa (Sétif) Benyahia Abderrahmane Chelghoum Laid
El Oueldja (Sétif)
Brosen windrose-fr.svg
 Chelghoum Laid
Taya (Sétif) Ain Djasser (Batna) Ouled Khellouf

History[]

The colonial village of Saint-Donat was created in 1872 on the territory of the town of Oued Athmania on the edge of the Tadjenanet wadi, on the road from Algiers to Constantine.

Demography[]

Historical population of Tadjenanet
(Source: recensement[2][3][4][5][6][7])
Year1884189218971902198719982008
Population181 colons251 colons688 colons517 colons302374315153536

The city and its surroundings are home to various populations from different ethnicities, including the most important which is that of the Chaoui, after the independence of Algeria, several Berber tribes from the south including the province of Batna settled in the city and contributed to its development. Indeed, the vast majority of the inhabitants of Tadjenanet call themselves "Arabized" chaouis and consider that the city is in a sense an integral part of the Aurès, in particular in relation to the proximity of the wilaya of Batna. Its culture is similar to that found in the Aurès, especially with folklore, gastronomy and clothing style.

Economy[]

The city is known especially by its weekly market of imported products, considered to be the first in eastern Algeria and which is the main cause of economic and social development of the city.

Administration[]

List of presidents of the city
Period President Party
1967 1971 Sedik BAGHDOUCH
2002 2007 Abderrahmane Nekaâ
2007 2010 Abdelhakim CHETTIH FLN
2010 2012 Wehab MERZOUGUI FLN
2012 2017 Djamel GUERICH FLN
2018 2019 Abdelmalek BENYAHIA RND
2019 NOW Adel BOUDEBZA RND

Sports[]

The city of Tadjenanet has a DRB Tadjenanet football team which has succeeded in having it represented in elite football in Algeria by entering the National Division 1 for the first time in its history (in 2015), and now the team is conquering in the National division 2 (since 2019).

Maps[]

References[]

  1. ^ ONS
  2. ^ the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria – Mila(Geohive)
  3. ^ Tableau général ... des communes de plein exercice, mixtes et indigènes des trois provinces (territoire civil et territoire militaire) : avec indication du chiffre de la population et de la superficie / Gouvernement général de l'Algérie, Direction générale des affaires civiles et financières – 1884, p.65
  4. ^ Tableau général ... des communes de plein exercice, mixtes et indigènes des trois provinces (territoire civil et territoire militaire) : avec indication du chiffre de la population et de la superficie / Gouvernement général de l'Algérie, Direction générale des affaires civiles et financières – 1892, p.169
  5. ^ Tableau général ... des communes de plein exercice, mixtes et indigènes des trois provinces (territoire civil et territoire militaire) : avec indication du chiffre de la population et de la superficie / Gouvernement général de l'Algérie, Direction générale des affaires civiles et financières – 1897, p.132
  6. ^ Tableau général ... des communes de plein exercice, mixtes et indigènes des trois provinces (territoire civil et territoire militaire) : avec indication du chiffre de la population et de la superficie / Gouvernement général de l'Algérie, Direction générale des affaires civiles et financières – 1902, p.143
  7. ^ Congrès de la colonisation rurale. 3, Monographies algériennes : Alger 26–29 mai 1930 / [organisé par le] Comité de l'Afrique française -Ancienne impr. V. Heintz (Alger), p.234

Coordinates: 36°07′N 5°59′E / 36.117°N 5.983°E / 36.117; 5.983


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