Guelma Province

Guelma Province is a province in eastern Algeria. The name is from the largest city Guelma. There are 429.998 people who live here.

Guelma Province
ولاية قالمة
Province
Guelma Valley as seen from Ben Djerrah, partially showing the metropolitan area of Guelma with the cities of Boumahra Ahmed, Belkheir, and Guelma visible (from right to left/east to west)
Guelma Valley as seen from Ben Djerrah, partially showing the metropolitan area of Guelma with the cities of Boumahra Ahmed, Belkheir, and Guelma visible (from right to left/east to west)
Map of Algeria highlighting Guelma
Map of Algeria highlighting Guelma
Coordinates: 36°28′N 07°27′E
CountryAlgeria
CapitalGuelma
Area
 • Total4,101 km2 (1,583 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total482,261
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 37
ISO 3166 codeDZ-24
Districts10
Municipalities34

Divisions

The province has 10 districts and 34 communes or municipalities.[2]

Districts
  1. Aïn Makhlouf
  2. Bouchegouf
  3. Guelaât Bou Sbaâ
  4. Guelma
  5. Hammam Debagh
  6. Hammam N'Bails
  7. Héliopolis
  8. Houari Boumédienne
  9. Khezaras
  10. Oued Zenati

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.
  2. Journal Officiel de la République Algérienne, No. 41, Page 1307. 4 September 1991.


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