Skikda District

Skikda District

Infobox Algerian District


name1 = Skikda
name2 = سكيكدة
province = Skikda
capital = Skikda
municipalities = 3
code =
chef = Mrs. Bouhmatou Nassima
order = 1 E+8 m²
area1 = 162,33
area2 = 62,7
population = 199.921
popyear = 1998
density1 = 1.231,6
density2 = 3.188,5|

Skikda is a district in Skikda Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Skikda. The current district chef is "Mrs. Bouhmatou Nassima", being one of few administrative divisions of the country ruled by a woman.

History

The modern district has its roots in the colonial "arrondissement of Philippeville" ("Philippeville" is the former name of Skikda). Philippeville was first a "sous-direction", then a "sous-préfecture" of the "département of Constantine".

Municipalities

The district is further divied into 3 municipalities:
*Skikda
*Hamadi Krouma
*Fil Fila


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