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{{Short description|Administrative divisions of the country in North Africa}}{{Politics of Algeria}}Algeria, since December 18, 2019, is divided into 58 wilayas (provinces). Prior to December 18, 2019, there were 48 provinces. The 58 provinces are divided into 1,541 baladiyahs (municipalities). The name of a province is always that of its capital city. According to the Algerian constitution, a wilaya is a territorial collectivity enjoying economic and diplomatic freedom, the APW, or Popular Provincial Parliament/Provincial Popular Parliament (the Assemblée Populaire Wilayale, in French) is the political entity governing a province, directed by the Wali (Governor), who is chosen by the Algerian President to handle the APW's decisions, the APW has also a president, who is elected by the members of the APW, which Algerians elect.

List

By 1984 the number of Algerian provinces was fixed at 48 and established the list of municipalities or "communes" attached to each province. In 2019, 10 new provinces were added.WEB, December 18, 2019, Journal Officiel Algérie - F2019078.pdf,weblink live,weblink March 17, 2020, PDF, www.joradp.dz, 12–15, NEWS, CHAFAI, Mohamed, 27 November 2019, Ten administrative districts promoted into provinces with full prerogatives, www.aps.dz,weblinkweblink 29 November 2019, en, The province numbers are the first 31 provinces (see the second section) in Arabic alphabetical order, after the adding of 17 more provinces in 1983 and 10 more in 2019, the old numbering was kept and the 27 provinces created since 1984 have been assigned codes from 32 to 58, in Arabic alphabetical order.The following table presents the list of provinces, showing for each its numerical code, its name (which is at all times the same as the name of the capital city of the province), the number of districts ("dairas"), the number of municipalities, its area, and its population.{{clear}}{|class="wikitable sortable"!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Map!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Code!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Province!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Arabic name!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Number ofdistricts!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Number ofmunicipalities!colspan="2" scope="col"|Area!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Population(2008Office National des Statistiques, Population par sexe, âge et Wilaya. Consulted on 02/02/2016.)!colspan="2" scope="col"|Density (2008)!scope="col"|km2!scope="col"|sq mi!scope="col"|per km2!scope="col"|per sq mi---

80px)| 01	Adrar		6	16	254,471	disp=table|sortable=on}}	261,258	1.03	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 02	Chlef		13	35	4,795	disp=table|sortable=on}}	1,002,088	209	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 03	Laghouat		10	24	25,057	disp=table|sortable=on}}	455,602	18	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 04	Oum El Bouaghi		12	29	6,783	disp=table|sortable=on}}	621,612	81	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 05	Batna		21	61	12,192	disp=table|sortable=on}}	1,119,791	92	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 06	Béjaïa		19	52	3,268	disp=table|sortable=on}}	912,577	279	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 07	Biskra		10	27	9,576	disp=table|sortable=on}}	547,137	57	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 08	Béchar		6	11	60,850	disp=table|sortable=on}}	219,898	3.61	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 09	Blida		10	25	1,575	disp=table|sortable=on}}	1,002,937	591	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 10	Bouïra		12	45	4,439	disp=table|sortable=on}}	695,583	157	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 11	Tamanrasset		3	5	336,839	disp=table|sortable=on}}	115,043	0.34	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 12	Tébessa		12	28	14,227	disp=table|sortable=on}}	648,703	46	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 13	Tlemcen		20	53	9,061	disp=table|sortable=on}}	949,135	105	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 14	Tiaret		14	42	20,673	disp=table|sortable=on}}	846,823	41	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 15	Tizi Ouzou		21	67	2,956	disp=table|sortable=on}}	1,127,608	316	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 16	Algiers		13	57	1,190	disp=table|sortable=on}}	2,988,145	2511	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 17	Djelfa		12	36	66,415	disp=table|sortable=on}}	1,092,184	46	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 18	Jijel		11	28	2,577	disp=table|sortable=on}}	636,948	247	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 19	Sétif		20	60	6,504	disp=table|sortable=on}}	1,489,979	229	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 20	Saïda		6	16	6,764	disp=table|sortable=on}}	330,641	49	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 21	Skikda		13	38	4,026	disp=table|sortable=on}}	898,680	223	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 22	Sidi Bel Abbès		15	52	9,096	disp=table|sortable=on}}	604,744	66	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 23	Annaba		6	12	1,439	disp=table|sortable=on}}	609,499	424	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 24	Guelma		10	34	4,101	disp=table|sortable=on}}	482,430	118	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 25	Constantine		6	12	2,187	disp=table|sortable=on}}	938,475	427	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 26	Médéa		19	64	8,866	disp=table|sortable=on}}	819,932	92	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 27	Mostaganem		10	32	2,175	disp=table|sortable=on}}	737,118	325	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 28	M'Sila		15	47	18,718	disp=table|sortable=on}}	990,591	53	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 29	Mascara		16	47	5,941	disp=table|sortable=on}}	784,073	132	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 30	Ouargla		6	10	194,552	disp=table|sortable=on}}	311,337	1.6	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 31	Oran		9	26	2,121	disp=table|sortable=on}}	1,584,607	688	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 32	El Bayadh		8	22	78,870	disp=table|sortable=on}}	228,624	3.2	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 33	Illizi		2	4	198,815	disp=table|sortable=on}}	34,715	0.17	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 34	Bordj Bou Arréridj		10	34	4,115	disp=table|sortable=on}}	628,475	160	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 35	Boumerdès		9	32	1,356	disp=table|sortable=on}}	802,083	504	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 36	El Tarf		7	24	3,339	disp=table|sortable=on}}	408,414	122	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 37	Tindouf		1	2	159,000	disp=table|sortable=on}}	49,149	0.31	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 38	Tissemsilt		8	22	3,152	disp=table|sortable=on}}	294,476	93	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 39	El Oued		10	22	45,738	disp=table|sortable=on}}	647,548	10.61	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 40	Khenchela		8	21	9,811	disp=table|sortable=on}}	386,683	40	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 41	Souk Ahras		10	26	4,541	disp=table|sortable=on}}	438,127	95	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 42	Tipaza		10	28	1,605	disp=table|sortable=on}}	591,010	273	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 43	Mila		13	32	3,407	disp=table|sortable=on}}	766,886	220	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 44	Aïn Defla		14	36	4,891	disp=table|sortable=on}}	766,013	156	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 45	Naâma		7	12	29,950	disp=table|sortable=on}}	192,891	6.5	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 46	Aïn Témouchent		8	28	2,379	disp=table|sortable=on}}	371,239	156	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 47	Ghardaïa		7	9	23,890	disp=table|sortable=on}}	306,322	12.82	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 48	Relizane		13	38	4,870	disp=table|sortable=on}}	726,180	152	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 49	Timimoun		4	10	65,203	disp=table|sortable=on}}	122,019	1.9	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 50	Bordj Badji Mokhtar		1	2	120,026	disp=table|sortable=on}}	16,437	0.14	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 51	Ouled Djellal		2	6	11,410	disp=table|sortable=on}}	174,219	15	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 52	Béni Abbès		6	10	101,350	disp=table|sortable=on}}	50,163	0.49	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 53	Ain Salah		2	3	131,220	disp=table|sortable=on}}	50,392	0.38	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 54	Ain Guezzam		2	2	88,126	disp=table|sortable=on}}	11,202	0.13	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 55	Touggourt		4	11	17,428	disp=table|sortable=on}}	247,221	14	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 56	Djanet		1	2	86,185	disp=table|sortable=on}}	17,618	0.2	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 57	El M'Ghair		2	8	8835	disp=table|sortable=on}}	162,267	0.94	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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80px)| 58	El Menia		2	4	62215	disp=table|sortable=on}}	57,276	0.92	disp=table|sortable=on}}

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547	1541	2,381,741	disp=table|sortable=on}}	34,080,030	14	disp=table|sortable=on}}

Since 2019

On 26 November 2019, the Cabinet of Algeria passed a bill to add 10 more provinces, by splitting some of the larger provinces in the south of Algeria into smaller ones.NEWS, 10 New Wilayas - El Khabar,weblink 2 December 2019, 26 November 2019, El Khabar, ar, Thus, the following provinces have been added on December 18, 2019:

• Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province
• Ain Salah Province
• Djanet Province
• Ain Guezzam Province
• El M'Ghair Province
• Touggourt Province
• Béni Abbès Province
• Timimoun Province
• Ouled Djellal Province
• El Menia Province

1984–2019

right|Map of the provinces of Algeria numbered according to the official order.In 1984 17 new provinces were added. These provinces included:

1. El Bayadh
2. Illizi
3. Bordj Bou Arréridj
4. Boumerdès
5. El Taref
6. Tindouf
7. Tissemsilt
8. El Oued
9. Khenchela
10. Souk Ahras
11. Tipaza
12. Mila
13. Aïn Defla
14. Naâma
15. Aïn Témouchent
16. Ghardaïa
17. Relizane

1974–1983

right|350pxThe 15 departments were reorganized to form 31 provinces:{hide}Columns-list|colwidth=30em|

1. Adrar
2. Chlef
3. Laghouat
4. Oum el-Bouaghi
5. Batna
6. Béjaïa
7. Biskra
8. Béchar
9. Blida
10. Bouira
11. Tamanghasset
12. Tébessa
13. Tlemcen
14. Tiaret
15. Tizi Ouzou
16. Algiers
17. Djelfa
18. Jijel
19. Sétif
20. Saïda
21. Skikda
22. Sidi Bel Abbes
23. Annaba
24. Guelma
25. Constantine
26. Médéa
27. Mostaganem
28. M'sila
29. Mascara
30. Ouargla
31. Oran

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1957–1974

right|240pxImmediately after independence, Algeria retained its 15 former French départements, which were renamed wilayas (provinces) in 1968, for the most part, with some name changes:

• 8A-El Wahat (Currently Ouargla, formerly Oasis)
• 8B-Saoura (Currently Béchar)
• 9A-Alger (Algiers)
• 9B-Batna
• 9C-Annaba (Formerly Bône, English: Bona)
• 9D-Constantine
• 9E-Médéa
• 9F-Mostaganem
• 9G-Oran
• 9H-Orléansville (Then El Asnam, now Chlef)
• 9J-Sétif
• 9K-Tiaret
• 9L-Tizi-Ouzou
• 9M-Tlemcen
• 9R-Saïda

1954–1962

During the Algerian War of Independence, the FLN adopted an organizational system divided by 6 numbered wilayas:

1. Aurès
2. Constantine
3. Kabylie
4. Algiers
5. Oran
6. Sahara

See also

• Municipalities of Algeria
• List of Algerian Provinces by population
• List of Algerian Provinces by area
• List of Algerian regions by Human Development Index
• (ISO 3166-2:DZ)

References

{{Reflist}}WEB, March 25, 2021, Journal Officiel Algérie - F2021022.pdf,weblink live,weblink January 28, 2022, www.joradp.dz, 07–08,

External links

• {{in lang|fr}} National Statistics Office

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