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Relizane Province ولاية غليزان
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Relizane
Coordinates: 35°44′N 0°33′E / 35.733°N 0.550°E / 35.733; 0.550
Country	Algeria
Capital	Relizane
Government
• PPA president	Mr. Benaouda Bettayeb (RND)
• Wāli	Mr. Boukarabila Djelloul
Area
• Total	4,870 km (1,880 sq mi)
Population
• Total	733,060
• Density	150/km (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 46
ISO 3166 code	DZ-48
Districts	13
Municipalities	38

Relizane (Arabic: ولاية غليزان) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. Relizane is the capital. Other localities include Bendaoud, Bouzegza, Hamri, Kalaa, Mazouna and Zemmoura. The Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 4 January 1998 happened in Relizane.

History

The province was created from Mostaganem Province in 1984.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 13 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 38 communes or municipalities.

Districts (daïras)

1. Ain Tarik
2. Ammi Moussa
3. Djidiouia
4. El H'Madna
5. El Matmar
6. Mazouna
7. Mendes
8. Oued Rhiou
9. Ramka
10. Relizane
11. Sidi M'Hamed Ben Ali
12. Yellel
13. Zemmoura

Communes

1. Aïn Rahma
2. Ain Tarik
3. Ammi Moussa
4. Belassel Bouzegza
5. Bendaoud
6. Beni Dergoun
7. Beni Zentis
8. Dar Ben Abdellah
9. Djidioua
10. El Guettar
11. El H'Madna
12. El Hamri
13. El Hassi
14. El Matmar
15. El Ouldja
16. Had Echkalla
17. Kalaa
18. Lahlef
19. Mazouna
20. Mediouna
21. Mendes
22. Merdja Sidi Abed
23. Ouarizane
24. Oued Essalem
25. Oued Rhiou
26. Ouled Aiche
27. Ouled El Djemaa
28. Ouled Sidi Mihoub
29. Ramka
30. Relizane
31. Sidi Khettab
32. Sidi Lazreg
33. Sidi M'Hamed Ben Ali
34. Sidi M'Hamed Benaouda
35. Sidi Saada
36. Souk El Had
37. Yellel
38. Zemmoura

References

1. Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.

v t e Relizane Province
Capital: Relizane
Districts	Ain Tarik Ammi Moussa Djidiouia El H'Madna El Matmar Mazouna Mendes Oued Rhiou Ramka Relizane Sidi M'Hamed Ben Ali Yellel Zemmoura
Communes	Aïn Rahma Aïn Tarek Ammi Moussa Belassel Bouzegza Bendaoud Beni Dergoun Beni Zentis Dar Ben Abdellah Djidioua El Guettar El Hamadna El Hassi El Matmar El Ouldja Had Echkalla Hamri Kalaa Lahlef Mazouna Mediouna Mendes Merdja Sidi Abed Ouarizane Oued Essalem Oued Rhiou Ouled Aiche Oued El Djemaa Ouled Sidi Mihoub Ramka Relizane Sidi Khettab Sidi Lazreg Sidi M'hamed Ben Ali Sidi M'hamed Benaouda Sidi Saada Souk El Had Yellel Zemmoura

v t e Provinces of Algeria
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