Batna Province

Coordinates: 35°47′N 06°03′E / 35.783°N 6.050°E / 35.783; 6.050
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Batna Province
ولاية باتنة
Map of Algeria highlighting Batna
Map of Algeria highlighting Batna
Coordinates: 35°47′N 06°03′E / 35.783°N 6.050°E / 35.783; 6.050
CountryAlgeria
CapitalBatna, Algeria
Government
 • PPA presidentMr. Soltani El Arbi (FLN)
 • WāliMr. Bouazgui Abdelkader
Area
 • Total12,192 km2 (4,707 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total1,128,030
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 33
ISO 3166 codeDZ-05
Districts22
Municipalities61

Batna is a province of Algeria. The capital is Batna. Other important towns are Barika, Merouana and Timgad. Belezma National Park is there.

Districts[change | change source]

Batna Province has 22 districts. There are also 61 Communes.

The districts are:

References[change | change source]

  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.