Annaba Province

Annaba Province
ولاية عنابة
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Annaba
Map of Algeria highlighting Annaba
Coordinates: 36°54′N 7°46′E / 36.900°N 7.767°E / 36.900; 7.767
Country Algeria
CapitalAnnaba
Area
 • Total
1,439 km2 (556 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total
640,050
 • Density440/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 38
ISO 3166 codeDZ-23
Districts6
Municipalities12

Annaba (Arabic: ولاية عنابة) is a province (wilaya) in the north-eastern corner of Algeria. Its capital, Annaba, is Algeria's main port for mineral exports.[2]

History

In 1984 El Taref Province was carved out its territory.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 6 districts and 12 municipalities.[3]

The districts are:

  1. Annaba
  2. Aïn El Berda
  3. El Hadjar
  4. Berrahal
  5. Chetaïbi
  6. El Bouni

The municipalities are:

  1. Annaba
  2. Aïn Berda (Aïn El Berda)
  3. Barrahel
  4. Chetaïbi
  5. Cheurfa
  6. El Bouni
  7. El Hadjar
  8. Eulma
  9. Oued El Aneb
  10. Seraïdi
  11. Sidi Amar
  12. Treat

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ The Report: Algeria 2008. Oxford Business Group. 2008. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-902339-09-2.
  3. ^ "The official journal of People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" (PDF). SGG Algeria. Retrieved 2007-11-06.


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