Tipaza Province

Tipaza Province
ولاية تيبازة
City of Tipaza
City of Tipaza
Map of Algeria highlighting Tipaza
Map of Algeria highlighting Tipaza
Coordinates: 36°35′N 2°26′E / 36.583°N 2.433°E / 36.583; 2.433
Country Algeria
CapitalTipaza
Area
 • Total2,166 km2 (836 sq mi)
Population
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 • Total617,661
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 24
ISO 3166 codeDZ-42
Districts10
Municipalities28

Tipaza or Tipasa (Arabic: ولاية تيبازة, Tibaza, older Tefessedt) is a province (wilaya) on the coast of Algeria, Its capital is Tipaza, 50 km west of the capital of Algeria, and 70 km east of Mahelma Forest.

History

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The province was created from Blida Province in 1984.

Administrative divisions

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The province is divided into 10 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 28 communes or municipalities.

Districts

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Communes

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References

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  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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