Aïn Defla Province

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Aïn Defla Province
ولاية عين الدفلى

Map of Algeria highlighting the Province of Aïn Defla
Province Code 44
Area Code +213 (0) 27
Administration
Capital Aïn Defla
Districts 14
Municipalities 36
Wāli Mr. Tikhmarine Lakhdar
PPA president Mr. Menad Mehdi (FLN)
Basic statistics
Area 4.897 km² (1.891 sq mi)
Population 660,342 (1998)
Density 135/km² (349,2/sq mi)

Aïn Defla (Arabic: ولاية عين الدفلى) is a wilaya (province) in northern Algeria. It is located to the southwest of Algiers, the capital. Localities in Ain Delfa include Miliana, Hammam Righa, and Ain Torki.

[edit] Administrative divisions

It is made up of 14 districts and 36 municipalities. The districts are (in no particular order):

  • Miliana
  • Djendel
  • Djelida
  • El Attaf
  • Khemis
  • Hammam Righa
  • Boumedfaâ
  • Aïn Lechiakh
  • Bordj El Amir Khaled
  • Bathia
  • Rouina
  • El Abadia
  • El Amra
  • District-municipality: Aïn Defla

The municipalities are:

  1. Aïn Benian
  2. Aïn Bouyahia
  3. Aïn Defla
  4. Aïn Lechiakh
  5. Aïn Soltane
  6. Aïn Torki
  7. Arib
  8. Barbouche
  9. Bathia
  10. Bellas
  11. Ben Allal
  12. Bir Ould Khelifa
  13. Bordj Emir Khaled Chikh
  14. Bouchared
  15. Boumedfaa
  16. Djelida
  17. Djemaa Ouled
  18. Djendel
  19. El Abadia
  20. El Amra
  21. El Attaf
  22. El Hassania
  23. El Maine
  24. Hammam Righa
  25. Hoceinia
  26. Khemis Miliana
  27. Mekhatria
  28. Miliana
  29. Oued Chorfa
  30. Oued Djemaa
  31. Rouina
  32. Sidi Lakhdar
  33. Tacheta Zougagha
  34. Tarik Ibn Ziad
  35. Tiberkanine
  36. Zeddine

Coordinates: 36°18′50″N 2°09′50″E / 36.31389, 2.16389