Jijel Province

Jijel Province
ولاية جيجل
ⵉⵖⵉⵍ ⴳⵉⵍⵉ
Wilaya de Jijel
Province

Map of Algeria highlighting Jijel
Coordinates: 36°48′N 5°46′E / 36.800°N 5.767°E / 36.800; 5.767Coordinates: 36°48′N 5°46′E / 36.800°N 5.767°E / 36.800; 5.767
Country  Algeria
Capital Jijel, Algeria
Area
 • Total 2,577 km2 (995 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 634,412
 • Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code +213 (0) 34
ISO 3166 code DZ-18
Districts 11
Municipalities 28

Jijel (Arabic: ولاية جيجل‎, Berber languages: ⵉⵖⵉⵍ ⴳⵉⵍⵉ, French: Wilaya de Jijel) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria , part of the Kabylie region, on the eastern Mediterranean coast. The capital is Jijel (Berber name : Igilgili). Taza National Park is located in this province.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 11 districts, which are further divided into 28 communes or municipalities.

Districts

Communes

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.
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