Bouïra Province

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Bouïra (Arabic: ولاية البويرة, French: Wilaya de Bouira) is a province (wilaya) in the Kabylie region (also known as Tazwawa) in Algeria.

Bouïra Province ولاية البويرة
Province
Olive trees growing in Bouïra Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Bouïra
Coordinates: 36°23′N 3°54′E / 36.383°N 3.900°E / 36.383; 3.900
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	160/km² (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 26
ISO 3166 code	DZ-10
Districts	12
Municipalities	45

History

The province was created from parts of Médéa (département) and Tizi-Ouzou department in 1974.

Administrative divisions

It is made up of 12 districts and 45 communes or municipalities.

Districts

Communes

Notable people

Mohamed Aïchaoui, journalist, militant and martyr

References

^ 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.

External links

(in French) Official website

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