Béjaïa Province

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The Béjaïa Province (Kabyle: Tawilayt n Bgayet, Arabic: ولاية بجاية, Wilāyat Bijāyah) is a province of Algeria in the Kabylie region. Its population was 984,050 inhabitants in 2019, with a density of 305 km2. The province's capital city is Béjaïa, the terminus of the Béni Mansour–Bejaïa railway.

Coast of Bejaia Province
Country Algeria
CapitalBéjaïa
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area code+213 (0) 34
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Béjaïa Province
Tawilayt n Bgayet
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Béjaïa
Map of Algeria highlighting Béjaïa
Coordinates: 36°45′N 5°04′E
Country Algeria
CapitalBéjaïa
Government
 • PPA presidentMohamed Bettache (FLN)
 • WāliAli Bedrici
Area
 • Total
3,268 km2 (1,262 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total
915,835
 • Density280.2/km2 (725.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area code+213 (0) 34
ISO 3166 codeDZ-06
Districts19
Municipalities52
Websitehttps://wilaya-bejaia.dz/
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Gouraya National Park is located in Béjaïa Province. A population of an endangered primate species, the Barbary macaque, is found within the park; this primate has a severely restricted and disjunctive range.[2]

History

The province was created by the Sétif in 1974.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 19 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 52 communes or municipalities.

Districts

  1. Adekar
  2. Akbou
  3. Amizour
  4. Aokas
  5. Barbacha
  6. Béjaïa
  7. Béni Maouche
  8. Chemini
  9. Darguina
  10. El Kseur
  11. Ifri-Ouzellaguen
  12. Ighil Ali
  13. Kherrata
  14. Seddouk
  15. Sidi Aïch
  16. Souk El Tenine
  17. Tazmalt
  18. Tichy
  19. Timezrit

Communes

  1. Adekar
  2. Aït-Rizine
  3. Aït Smaïl
  4. Akbou
  5. Akfadou
  6. Amalou
  7. Amizour
  8. Aokas
  9. Barbacha
  10. Béjaïa
  11. Beni Djellil
  12. Beni Ksila
  13. Beni Maouche
  14. Beni Mellikeche
  15. Boudjellil
  16. Bouhamza
  17. Boukhelifa
  18. Chelata
  19. Chemini
  20. Darguina
  21. Draâ El-Kaïd
  22. El-Flaye
  23. El Kseur
  24. Feraoun
  25. Ifenain Ilmathen
  26. Ighil Ali
  27. Ighram
  28. Kendira
  29. Kherrata
  30. Melbou
  31. Mecisna
  32. Oued Ghir
  33. Ouzellaguen
  34. Seddouk
  35. Semaoune
  36. Sidi Aïch
  37. Sidi-Ayad
  38. Sidi-Saïd
  39. Souk El-Thenine
  40. Souk-Oufella
  41. Tala Hamza
  42. Tamokra
  43. Tamridjet
  44. Taourirt Ighil
  45. Taskriout
  46. Tazmalt
  47. Tinabdher
  48. Tibane
  49. Tichy
  50. Tifra
  51. Timezrit
  52. Tizi N'Berber
  53. Toudja

Timezrit, also known as At Yemmel in the past, was the main town of the Ath Immel.[citation needed]

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