Jijel Province

Jijel Province
ولاية جيجل
ⵜⴰⵎⴻⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵖⵉⵍ ⴳⵉⵍⵉ
Province

Map of Algeria highlighting Jijel
Coordinates: 36°48′N 5°46′E / 36.800°N 5.767°E / 36.800; 5.767Coordinates: 36°48′N 5°46′E / 36.800°N 5.767°E / 36.800; 5.767
Country  Algeria
Capital Jijel, Algeria
Area
  Total 2,577 km2 (995 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
  Total 634,412
  Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
Area Code +213 (0) 34
ISO 3166 code DZ-18
Districts 11
Municipalities 28

Jijel ( Berber: ⵜⴰⵎⴻⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵖⵉⵍ ⴳⵉⵍⵉ/ Ighil Gili , Arabic: ولاية جيجل) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria in the eastern Mediterranean coast. The capital is Jijel (Berber Igilgili). Taza National Park is there.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 11 districts, which are further divided into 28 communes or municipalities.

Districts

Communes

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.
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