Constantine Province
Province of Algeria
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Constantine (Arabic: ولاية قسنطينة) is one of the 58 provinces (wilayas) of Algeria, whose capital is the city of the same name, with 1 291 575 inhabitants, with a density of 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
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Constantine Province
ولاية قسنطينة | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: City Of Bridges | |
Map of Algeria highlighting Constantine | |
 Map of the 6 districts of Constantine | |
| Coordinates: 36°21′N 6°36′E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Capital | Constantine |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | A.Chibane |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,187 km2 (844 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 1,012,643 |
| • Density | 463.0/km2 (1,199/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Constantinian |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 31 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-25 |
| Districts | 6 |
| Municipalities | 12 |
History
In 1984 Mila Province was carved out of its territory.
Administrative divisions
List of districts
| District | Number of municipalities |
Municipalities | Area (km2) |
Population (hab.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constantine | 1 | Constantine | 231.63 | 462,374 |
| El Khroub | 3 | El Khroub • Aïn Smara • Ouled Rahmoune | 610.70 | 248,160 |
| Aïn Abid | 2 | Aïn Abid • Ibn Badis | 634.22 | 51,478 |
| Zighoud Youcef | 2 | Zighoud Youcef • Beni Hamiden | 367.97 | 48,432 |
| Hamma Bouziane | 2 | Hamma Bouziane • Didouche Mourad | 186.88 | 128,867 |
| Ibn Ziad | 2 | Ibn Ziad • Messaoud Boudjeriou | 257.37 | 30,623 |
