El Taref Province ولاية الطارف | |
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Province | |
Map of Algeria highlighting El Taref | |
Coordinates: 36°46′N 8°19′E / 36.767°N 8.317°E / 36.767; 8.317 | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | El Taref |
Area | |
• Total | 3,339 km (1,289 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 411,783 |
• Density | 120/km (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 38 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-36 |
Districts | 7 |
Municipalities | 24 |
El Taref (Arabic: ولاية الطارف) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. El Kala is a port town in this province. El Taref is the capital city. El Kala, a port town in this province, is home to El Kala National Park and, Lake Mellah.
History
The province was created from parts of Annaba Province and Guelma Province in 1984.
Administrative divisions
It is made up of 7 districts, divided into 24 municipalities.
Districts
Communes
- Aïn El Assel
- Aïn Kerma
- Asfour
- Ben Mehdi
- Béni Amar
- Berrihane
- Besbes
- Bougous
- Bouhadjar
- Bouteldja
- Chebaita Mokhtar
- Cheffia
- Chihani
- Dréan
- El Aioun, Taref
- Echatt
- El Kala
- El Taref
- Hammam Béni Salah
- Lac des Oiseaux
- Oued Zitoun
- Raml Souk
- Souarekh
- Zerizer
- Zitouna
References
- Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
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