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Bouïra Province
ولاية البويرة | |
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 Olive trees growing in Bouïra Province | |
.svg) Map of Algeria highlighting Bouïra | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′N 3°54′E / 36.383°N 3.900°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Capital | Bouïra |
| Government | |
| • Wāli | Mouloud Cherifi |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,439 km2 (1,714 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 694,750 |
| • Density | 156.5/km2 (405.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 26 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-10 |
| Districts | 12 |
| Municipalities | 45 |
Bouïra (Arabic: ولاية البويرة) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria.
History
[edit]The province was created from parts of Médéa (département) and Tizi-Ouzou department in 1974.[2]
Administrative divisions
[edit]It is made up of 12 districts and 45 communes or municipalities.
Districts
[edit]Communes
[edit]- Aïn Bessem
- Ahnif
- Aghbalou
- Aïn El Hadjar
- Ahl El Ksar
- Ain Laloui
- Ath Mansour Taourirt
- Aomar
- Aïn Turk (Ain el Turc)
- Ait Laziz
- Bouderbala
- Bechloul
- Bir Ghbalou
- Bouiche
- Boukram
- Bordj Okhriss
- Bouira
- Dechmia
- Dirrah
- Djebahia
- El Asnam
- El Hakimia
- El Hachimia
- El Adjiba
- El Khabouzia
- El Mokrani
- Guerrouma
- Haizer
- Hadjera Zerga
- Kadiria
- Lakhdaria
- M'Chedallah
- Mezdour
- Maala
- Maamora
- Oued El Berdi
- Ouled Rached
- Raouraoua
- Ridane
- Saharidj
- Sour El Ghouzlane
- Souk El Khemis
- Taguedit
- Taghzout
- Zbarbar
Notable people
[edit]- Mohamed Aïchaoui, journalist, militant and martyr
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Lisbon System Bulletin, 1974-09, page 1" (PDF). World Intellectual Property Organization. September 1974. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
External links
[edit]- (in French) Official website
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