Jijel Province

Province of Algeria
Province in Algeria
Jijel Province
ولاية جيجل
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Jijel
Map of Algeria highlighting Jijel
Coordinates: 36°48′N 5°46′E / 36.800°N 5.767°E / 36.800; 5.767
Country Algeria
CapitalJijel, Algeria
Area
 • Total2,577 km2 (995 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total634,412
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 34
ISO 3166 codeDZ-18
Districts11
Municipalities28

Jijel (Arabic: ولاية جيجل) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, on the eastern Mediterranean coast. The capital is Jijel (Phoenician name : Igilgili). Taza National Park is located in this province.

History

The province was created from parts of Constantine (department) and Sétif (département) in 1974.

In 1984 Mila Province was carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

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

Districts

Communes

See also

  • Jijel Arabic – Pre-Hilalian Arabic dialect of northeastern Algeria

References

  • flagAlgeria portal
  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.

External links

  • (in French) Official website of the Province
  • (in French) Jijel local on-line news
  • (in French) Jijel news Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
  • (in French) Jijel on-line
  • (in French) Djidjelli.com
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