El Tarf Province
ولاية الطارف
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting El Tarf
Map of Algeria highlighting El Tarf
Coordinates: 36°46′N 8°19′E / 36.767°N 8.317°E / 36.767; 8.317
Country Algeria
CapitalEl Tarf
Area
 • Total3,339 km2 (1,289 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total411,783
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 38
ISO 3166 codeDZ-36
Districts7
Municipalities24

El Taref (Arabic: ولاية الطارف) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. El Kala is a port town in this province. El Taref is the capital city. El Kala, a port town in this province, is home to El Kala National Park.

History

The province was created from parts of Annaba Province and Guelma Province in 1984.

Administrative divisions

It is made up of 7 districts, divided into 24 municipalities.

Districts

  1. Ben M'Hidi
  2. Besbes
  3. Bouhadjar
  4. Boutheldja
  5. Dréan
  6. El Kala
  7. El Taref

Communes

  1. Ain El Assel
  2. Ain Kerma
  3. Asfour
  4. Ben Mehdi
  5. Beni Amar
  6. Berrihane
  7. Besbes
  8. Bougous
  9. Bouhadjar
  10. Bouteldja
  11. Chebaita Mokhtar
  12. Chefia
  13. Chihani
  14. Dréan
  15. El Aioun (Algeria)
  16. El Chatt
  17. El Kala
  18. El Taref
  19. Hammam Beni Salah
  20. Lac des Oiseaux
  21. Oued Zitoun
  22. Raml Souk Souarekh
  23. Zerizer
  24. Zitouna

References

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



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