Bejaia Province

Bejaia Province
ولاية بجاية
ⵜⴰⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵏ ⴱⴳⴰⵢⴻⵜ
Wilaya de Béjaïa
Province

Map of Algeria highlighting Béjaïa
Coordinates: 36°45′N 5°04′E / 36.750°N 5.067°E / 36.750; 5.067Coordinates: 36°45′N 5°04′E / 36.750°N 5.067°E / 36.750; 5.067
Country  Algeria
Capital Béjaïa
Government
 • PPA president Mohamed Bettache (FLN)
 • Wāli Ali Bedrici
Area
 • Total 3,268 km2 (1,262 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 915,835
 • Density 280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code +213 (0) 34
ISO 3166 code DZ-06
Districts 19
Municipalities 52

The Bejaia province (Arabic: ولاية بجاية‎, ⵜⴰⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵏ ⴱⴳⴰⵢⴻⵜ, French: Wilaya de Béjaïa), stylized Béjaïa in French, is a province of Algeria in the Kabylie region. The province's capital city is Béjaïa.

Gouraya National Park is located in Béjaïa Province. A population of an endangered primate species, the Barbary macaque, is found within the park; this primate has a severely restricted and disjunctive range.[2]

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 19 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 52 communes or municipalities.

Districts

Communes

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg Archived April 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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