Chlef Province

Chlef is a province in Algeria. There are about 1 million people. The capital is Chlef.

Chlef Province
ولاية الشلف / Clef
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Chlef
Coordinates: 36°10′N 01°20′E
CountryAlgeria
CapitalChlef
Government
 • PPA presidentMohamed Meheni (FLN)
 • WāliMr. Mohamed El Ghazi
Area
 • Total4,975 km2 (1,921 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total1,013,718
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 27
ISO 3166 codeDZ-02
Districts13
Municipalities35
Websitewilaya-chlef.com

Divisions

The province is divided into 13 districts. There are also 35 communes or municipalities.

Districts
  1. Abou El Hassan (دائرة أبو الحسن)
  2. Aïn Merane (دائرة عين مران)
  3. Béni Haoua (دائرة بني حواء)
  4. Boukadir (دائرة بوقادير)
  5. Chlef (دائرة شلف)
  6. El Karimia (دائرة الكريمية)
  7. El Marsa (دائرة المرسى)
  8. Oued Fodda (دائرة وادي الفضة)
  9. Ouled Ben Abdelkader (دائرة اولاد بن عبد القادر)
  10. Ouled Farès (دائرة اولاد فارس)
  11. Taougrit (دائرة تاوقريت)
  12. Ténès (دائرة تنس)
  13. Zeboudja (دائرة زبوجة)

References
  1. Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.


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