Tipaza Province
Appearance
Tipaza Province
ولاية تيبازة | |
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Coordinates: 36°35′N 2°26′E / 36.583°N 2.433°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | Tipaza |
Area | |
• Total | 2,166 km2 (836 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 617,661 |
• Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 24 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-42 |
Districts | 10 |
Municipalities | 28 |
Tipaza or Tipasa (Arabic: ولاية تيبازة, Tibaza, older Tefessedt) is a province (wilaya) on the coast of Algeria, Its capital is Tipaza, 50 km west of the capital of Algeria, and 70 km east of Mahelma Forest.
History
[edit]The province was created from Blida Province in 1984.
Administrative divisions
[edit]The province is divided into 10 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 28 communes or municipalities.
Districts
[edit]Communes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
External links
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