Djelfa Province

Djelfa Province ولاية الجلفة
—  Province  —
Map of Algeria highlighting Djelfa
Coordinates: 34°40′30″N 3°15′30″E / 34.675°N 3.25833°E / 34.675; 3.25833Coordinates: 34°40′30″N 3°15′30″E / 34.675°N 3.25833°E / 34.675; 3.25833
Country	Algeria
Capital	Djelfa
Government
– PPA president
– Wāli
Area
– Total	66,415 km2 (25,643 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
– Total	1,223,223
– Density	18.4/km2 (47.7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
Area Code	+213 (0) 27
ISO 3166 code	DZ-17
Districts	12
Municipalities	36

Djelfa (Arabic: ولاية الجلفة‎) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. Its capital is Djelfa.

It was first established by the administrative reorganization of 1974, and is home to over 1.2 million inhabitants. Localities in this province include Tadmit, El Khemis, and Selmana.

Rock art in Djelfa Province

Administrative division

The province is made up of 12 districts, which are further divided into 36 communes or municipalities.

Districts

1. Aïn El Ibil
2. Aïn Oussera
3. Birine
4. Charef
5. Dar Chioukh
6. Djelfa
7. El Idrissia
8. Faidh El Botma
9. Had Sahary
10. Hassi Bahbah
11. Messaâd
12. Sidi Ladjel

Communes

1. Aïn Chouhada 2. Aïn El Ibel 3. Aïn Feka 4. Aïn Maabed 5. Aïn Oussera 6. Amourah 7. Benhar 8. Beni Yagoub 9. Birine 10. Bouira Lahdab 11. Charef 12. Dar Chioukh

13. Deldoul 14. Djelfa 15. Douis 16. El Guedid 17. El Idrissia 18. El Khemis 19. Faidh El Botma 20. Guernini 21. Guettara 22. Had-Sahary 23. Hassi Bahbah 24. Hassi El Euch

25. Hassi Fedoul 26. Messad 27. M'Liliha 28. Mouadjebara 29. Oum Laadham 30. Sed Rahal 31. Selmana 32. Sidi Baizid 33. Sidi Ladjel 34. Tadmit 35. Zaafrane 36. Zaccar

The communes of the province of Djelfa

References

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.

External links

• (French) Official website
• (Arabic) Djelfa Forums
• (Arabic) Nfaes network Portal & Forums
• (French) Djelfa - la capitale de la Steppe