Béjaïa Province

Coordinates: 36°45′N 5°04′E / 36.750°N 5.067°E / 36.750; 5.067
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Béjaïa Province
ولاية بجاية
Map of Algeria highlighting Béjaïa
Map of Algeria highlighting Béjaïa
Coordinates: 36°45′N 5°04′E / 36.750°N 5.067°E / 36.750; 5.067
CountryAlgeria
CapitalBéjaïa
Government
 • PPA presidentMr. Mohamed Bettache (FLN)
 • WāliMr. Ali Bedrici
Area
 • Total3,268 km2 (1,262 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total915,835
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 34
ISO 3166 codeDZ-06
Districts19
Municipalities52

Béjaïa is a province of Algeria. The capital city is Béjaïa. Gouraya National Park is there. The endangered primate, Barbary Macaque is found in the province's Gouraya National Park.[2]

Divisions[change | change source]

The province has 19 districts. There are 52 communes or municipalities.

Districts[change | change source]

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.
  2. C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg Archived 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine