Bordj Bou Arréridj Province

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*Bordj Bou Arréridj Province*
ولاية برج بوعريريج
Map of Algeria highlighting the Province of Bordj Bou Arréridj
Province Code	34
Area Code	+213 (0) 35
Administration
Capital	Bordj Bou Arréridj
Districts	10
Municipalities	34
Wāli	Mr. M. Abderrahmane Kadid
Basic statistics
Area	4.115 km² (1.588,81 sq mi)
Population	555,402 (1998)
Density	134,97/km² (349,571/sq mi)

Bordj Bou Arréridj (Arabic: ولاية برج بوعريريج) is a province and in the east Algeria around 200 km away from the capital Algiers. It is famous for its many electronic industries (centered at the capital) and for its Kabyle culture. Its capital is Bordj Bou Arreridj. Other localities include Bir Kasd Ali and Glela.

[edit] Administrative divisions

It is made up of 10 districts and 34 municipalities. The districts are (in no particular order):

Medjana
Mansourah
Ras El Oued
Bordj Ghedir
El HamadiaEL HAMMADIA IS AMONG THE FAMOUS DISTRICTS .It contains the large and big villages named toubou.
Bir Kasd Ali
Bordj Zemmoura
Djaâfra
Aïn Taghrout
District-municipality: Bordj Bou Arréridj

[edit] External links

(French) (Arabic) Official website of Bordj Bou Arréridj Province

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