Bouïra Province

Bouïra / ⵜⵓⴱⵉⵔⴻⵜ (Tuviret) is a mountainous Province in The Kabylie region , in northern Algeria with strong cultural traditions , a breathtaking landscape and nature , a home to delicious Berber cuisine and the vast olive fields & olive oil production . It was founded as a province of its own in the year 1974 , after being separated from Tizi Ouzou .

Bouïra Province

Tuviret
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Bouïra
Coordinates: 36°23′N 3°54′E
Country Algeria
separated from Tizi Ouzou1974
CapitalBouïra
Government
 • WāliMustapha Limani
Area
 • Total4,439 km2 (1,714 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total694,750
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 26
ISO 3166 codeDZ-10
Districts12
Municipalities45

Population and Ethnicity

Bouira is one of Kabylia regions , with a population of 694,750 and is estimated to be around +1.5 million by the year 2020.

The population are from a kabyle (a Berber Tribe) descent, although around 25 percent of the population don't speak the kabyle language due to the Arabisation that has been committed by the government over the past 58 years .

Administrative divisions

It is made up of 12 districts and 45 communes or municipalities.

Districts
  1. Aïn Bessem
  2. Bechloul
  3. Bir Ghbalou
  4. Bordj Okhriss
  5. Bouïra
  6. El Hachimia
  7. Haïzer
  8. Kadiria
  9. Lakhdaria
  10. M'Chedellah
  11. Souk El Khemis
  12. Sour El Ghozlane

Communes
  1. Aïn Bessem
  2. Ahnif
  3. Aghbalou
  4. Aïn El Hadjar
  5. Ahl El Ksar
  6. Ain Laloui
  7. Ath Mansour Taourirt
  8. Aomar
  9. Aïn Turk (Ain el Turc)
  10. Ait Laziz
  11. Bouderbala
  12. Bechloul
  13. Bir Ghbalou
  14. Bouiche
  15. Boukram
  16. Bordj Okhriss
  17. Bouira
  18. Dechmia
  19. Dirrah
  20. Djebahia
  21. El Asnam
  22. El Hakimia
  23. El Hachimia
  24. El Adjiba
  25. El Khabouzia
  26. El Mokrani
  27. Guerrouma
  28. Haizer
  29. Hadjera Zerga
  30. Kadiria
  31. Lakhdaria
  32. M'Chedallah
  33. Mezdour
  34. Maala
  35. Maamora
  36. Oued El Berdi
  37. Ouled Rached
  38. Raouraoua
  39. Ridane
  40. Saharidj
  41. Sour El Ghouzlane
  42. Souk El Khemis
  43. Taguedit
  44. Taghzout
  45. Zbarbar

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.


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