Constantine Province

Constantine Province
ولاية قسنطينة
Province

Map of Algeria highlighting Constantine

Map of the 6 districts of Constantine
Coordinates: 36°21′N 6°36′E / 36.350°N 6.600°E / 36.350; 6.600Coordinates: 36°21′N 6°36′E / 36.350°N 6.600°E / 36.350; 6.600
Country  Algeria
Capital Constantine
Area
 • Total 2,187 km2 (844 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 943,112
 • Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code +213 (0) 31
ISO 3166 code DZ-25
Districts 6
Municipalities 12

Constantine (Arabic: ولاية قسنطينة‎) is one of the 48 provinces (wilayas) of Algeria, whose capital is the city of the same name.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 6 districts or daïra, which are subdivided into 12 communes or municipalities.[2]

List of districts

District Number of
municipalities		 Municipalities Area
(km²)		 Population
(hab.)
Constantine 1 Constantine 231.63 448,374
El Khroub 3 El Khroub • Aïn Smara • Ouled Rahmoune 610.70 242,163
Aïn Abid 2 Aïn Abid • Ibn Badis 634.22 50,478
Zighoud Youcef 2 Zighoud Youcef • Beni Hamiden 367.97 44,645
Hamma Bouziane 2 Hamma Bouziane • Didouche Mourad 186.88 124,903
Ibn Ziad 2 Ibn Ziad • Messaoud Boudjeriou 257.37 27,911

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. ↑ "The official journal of People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" (PDF). SGG Algeria. Retrieved 2007-11-06.

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