Sétif Province

Sétif Province
ولاية سطيف
Wilaya de Sétif
Province

Map of Algeria highlighting Sétif
Coordinates: 36°11′N 5°24′E / 36.183°N 5.400°E / 36.183; 5.400Coordinates: 36°11′N 5°24′E / 36.183°N 5.400°E / 36.183; 5.400
Country  Algeria
Capital Sétif
Government
 • PPA president Naima Farhi (2007-2012)
Area
 • Total 6,504 km2 (2,511 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 1,496,150
 • Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01 (CET)
Area code +213 (0) 36
ISO 3166 code DZ-19
Districts 20
Municipalities 60
Website www.wilayasetif.dz

Sétif Province (Arabic: ولاية سطيف‎, French: Wilaya de Sétif) is a province (wilaya) in north-eastern Algeria. Its capital and largest city is Sétif; the next largest city is El Eulma. There is also the World Heritage Site of Djémila there.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 20 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 60 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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