Bouïra Province
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Bouïra Province
ولاية البويرة | |
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Coordinates: 36°23′N 3°54′E / 36.383°N 3.900°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Founded | 1974 |
Capital | Bouïra |
Government | |
• Wāli | Mouloud Cherifi |
Area | |
• Total | 4,439 km2 (1,714 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 694,750 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 26 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-10 |
Districts | 12 |
Municipalities | 45 |
Bouïra (Arabic: ولاية البويرة, French: Wilaya de Bouira) is a province (wilaya) in the Kabylie region (also known as Tazwawa) in Algeria.
History
The province was created from parts of Médéa (département) and Tizi-Ouzou department in 1974.
Administrative divisions
It is made up of 12 districts and 45 communes or municipalities.
Districts
Communes
- Aïn Bessem
- Ahnif
- Aghbalou
- Aïn El Hadjar
- Ahl El Ksar
- Ain Laloui
- Ath Mansour Taourirt
- Aomar
- Aïn Turk (Ain el Turc)
- Ait Laziz
- Bouderbala
- Bechloul
- Bir Ghbalou
- Bouiche
- Boukram
- Bordj Okhriss
- Bouira
- Dechmia
- Dirrah
- Djebahia
- El Asnam
- El Hakimia
- El Hachimia
- El Adjiba
- El Khabouzia
- El Mokrani
- Guerrouma
- Haizer
- Hadjera Zerga
- Kadiria
- Lakhdaria
- M'Chedallah
- Mezdour
- Maala
- Maamora
- Oued El Berdi
- Ouled Rached
- Raouraoua
- Ridane
- Saharidj
- Sour El Ghouzlane
- Souk El Khemis
- Taguedit
- Taghzout
- Zbarbar
Notable people
- Mohamed Aïchaoui, journalist, militant and martyr
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- (in French) Official website
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