Tébessa Province

Tébessa Province
ولاية تبسة
—  Province  —
Map of Algeria highlighting Tébessa
Coordinates:
Country  Algeria
Capital Tébessa
Government
 • PPA president
 • Wāli
Area
 • Total 14,227 km2 (5,493.1 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 657,227
 • Density 46.2/km2 (119.6/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
Area Code +213 (0) 37
ISO 3166 code DZ-12
Districts 12
Municipalities 28

Tébessa (Arabic: ولاية تبسة‎) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. Tébessa is also the name of the capital, which in ancient times it was known as Theveste. Another important city is El Ouenza.Tebessa is located only 20 kilometers west from Tunisia border.

Contents

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 12 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 28 communes or municipalities.

Districts

  1. Bir El Ater
  2. Bir Mokadem
  3. Cheria
  4. El Aouïnet
  5. El Kouif
  6. El Ma Labiodh
  7. El Ogla
  8. Morsott
  9. Negrine
  10. Ouenza
  11. Oum Ali
  12. Tébessa

Communes

  1. Ain Zerga
  2. Bedjene
  3. Bekkaria
  4. Bir Dheheb (Bir Dheb)
  5. Bir El Ater (Bir-El-Ater)
  6. Bir Mokadem
  7. Boukhadra
  8. Boulhaf Dir (Boulhaf Dyr)
  9. Cheria
  10. El Aouinet (El-Aouinnet)
  11. El Kouif
  12. El Ma El Biod (El Malabiodh)
  13. El Meridj
  14. El Mezeraa
  15. El Ogla
  16. El Ogla Malha (Ogla Melha)
  17. Ferkane
  18. Guorriguer
  19. Hammamet
  20. Lahouidjbet
  21. Morsott (Morsot)
  22. Negrine
  23. Ouenza
  24. Oum Ali
  25. Safsaf Ouesra (Saf Saf El Ouesra)
  26. Stah Guentis
  27. Tébessa
  28. Tlidjen (Tlidjene, Thelidjene)

References

  1. ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
Tébessa Province
Capital: Tébessa
Districts
Communes