Algiers Province

Algiers Province (Arabic: ولاية الجزائر, Wilāyat al-Jazāʼir, [wilaːja ald͡ʒazaːʔir]; French: province d'Alger) is a province (wilayah) in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is adopted from the old French department of Algiers and has a population of about 8 million. It is the most densely populated province of Algeria, and also the smallest by area.

Algiers Province
ولاية الجزائر
Map of Algeria highlighting Algiers
Map of Algeria highlighting Algiers
Coordinates: 36°42′N 3°13′E / 36.700°N 3.217°E / 36.700; 3.217
Country Algeria
CapitalAlgiers
Government
 • PPA presidentMohamed Zaïm (FLN)
 • WāliYoucef Charfa (since 2020)
Area
 • Total1,190 km2 (460 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total7,796,923
 • Density6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 21
ISO 3166 codeDZ-16
Districts13
Municipalities57

In 1984, Boumerdès Province and Tipaza Province were carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

Casbah of Algiers

Algiers province is coincident with the city of Algiers, and is divided into 13 districts, in turn subdivided into 57 communes or municipalities.

Districts

The districts, listed according to official numbering (from west to east), are:

1. Zéralda
2. Chéraga
3. Draria
4. Bir Mourad Raïs
5. Birtouta
6. Bouzaréah
7. Bab El Oued

8. Sidi M'Hamed
9. Hussein Dey
10. El Harrach
11. Baraki
12. Dar El Beïda
13. Rouïba

The 13 districts of Algiers province

Communes

The communes are:

DistrictCommuneArabic
Bab El Oued DistrictBab El Ouedباب الواد
Bologhineبولوغين
Casbahقصبة
Oued Koreicheواد قريش
Rais Hamidouالرايس حميدو
Baraki DistrictBarakiبراقي
Les Eucalyptusکالیتوس
Sidi Moussaسيدي موسى
Bir Mourad Raïs DistrictBir Mourad Raïsبير مراد رايس
Birkhademبئر خادم
Djasr Kasentinaجسر قسنطينة
Hydraحيدرة
Saoulaالسحاولة
Birtouta DistrictBirtoutaبئر توتة
Ouled Chebelأولاد شبل
Tessala El Merdjaتسالة المرجة
Bouzaréah DistrictBen Aknounبن عكنون
Béni Messousبني مسوس
Bouzaréahبوزريعة
El Biarالأبيار
Chéraga DistrictAïn Bénianعين البنيان
Chéragaالشراقة
Dély Ibrahimدالي إبراهيم
Hammametالحمامات
Ouled Fayetأولاد فايت
Sidi M'Hamed DistrictAlger Centreالجزائر الوسطى
El Madaniaالمدنية
El Mouradiaالمرادية
Sidi M'Hamedسيدي امحمد
  1. Aïn Taya (Ain-Taya)
  2. Bab El Oued
  3. Bab Ezzouar
  4. Baba Hassen
  5. Bachdjerrah (Bach Djerrah)
  6. Bologhine (Bouloghine)
  7. Bordj El Bahri
  8. Bordj El Kiffan (Bordj El Kifan)
  9. Bourouba
  10. Casbah
  11. Dar El Beïda
  12. Douéra
  13. Draria
  14. El Achour
  15. El Harrach
  16. El Magharia
  17. El Marsa
  18. H'raoua
  19. Hussein Dey
  20. Khraïcia
  21. Kouba
  22. Mahelma
  23. Mohamed Belouizdad
  24. Mohammedia
  25. Oued Koriche
  26. Oued Smar
  27. Rahmania
  28. Raïs Hamidou
  29. Reghaïa
  30. Rouïba
  31. Souidania
  32. Staouéli
  33. Zéralda
  34. El Khroub

Neighbourhoods

The neighbourhoods, listed alphabetically, are:

  1. Baba Ali [fr]
  2. Beau-Fraisier [fr]
  3. Casbah of Algiers
  4. Chevalley [ar]
  5. Cité 1er Novembre 1954 [ar]
  6. Cité Yahia Boushaki
  7. Club des Pins [ar]
  8. Diar el Mahçoul
  9. El Annasser [it]
  10. El Hamiz [fr]
  11. Hamma [fr]
  12. La Glacière [fr]
  13. Les Dunes [fr]
  14. Les Fusillés [fr]
  15. Moretti [fr]
  16. Riadh El Feth [ar]
  17. Saïd Hamdine [fr]
  18. Sidi Abdellah [fr]
  19. Sidi Yahia [fr]
  20. Tamentfoust

History

Ottoman Algeria

Bombardment of Algiers by the fleet of Admiral Duquesne in 1682

French conquest

Independence Revolution

The remains during the Battle of Algiers of a house in the Casbah of Algiers destroyed in the explosion that killed Ali la Pointe.

Salafist terrorism

Religion

Mosques

Cemeteries

Zawiyas

Education

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Demography

The population of the province of Algiers increased going from 2,561,992 in 1998 to 2,988,145 in 2008:

Historical population of Algiers Province
Year19982008
Population2,561,9922,988,145
CommunesPopulationGrowth rate between 1998 and 2008
Bordj El Kiffan151,950 4.0 %
Djasr Kasentina133,247 5.0 %
Baraki116,375 2.1 %
Les Eucalyptus116,107 1.9 %
Kouba104,708 −0.1 %
Bab Ezzouar96,597 0.5 %
Bachdjarah93,289 0.4 %
Reghaia85,452 2.6 %
Bouzereah83,797 2.0 %
Cheraga80,824 3.0 %
Dar El Beida80,033 6.1 %
Birkhadem77,749 3.6 %
Alger-Centre75,541 −2.4 %
Bourouba71,661 −0.8 %
Ain Benian68,354 2.8 %
Sidi M'Hamed67,873 −2.9 %
Bab El Oued64,732 −3.0 %
Mohammadia62,543 4.1 %
Rouiba61,984 2.2 %
Douera56,998 3.2 %
Bordj El bahri52,816 6.7 %
Zeralda51,552 4.6 %
El Harrach48,869 0.1 %
Staoueli47,664 2.1 %
El Biar47,332 −1.1 %
Oued Koreiche46,182 −1.5 %
Bir Mourad Rais45,345 0.5 %
Draria44,141 6.8 %
Hamma Annassers44,050 −3.0 %
Bologhine43,835 0.1 %
Saoula41,690 2.9 %
El Achour41,070 7.9 %
Sidi Moussa40,750 3.9 %
Hussein Dey40,698 −2.1 %
El Madania40,301 −2.4 %
Casbah36,762 −3.2 %
Beni Messous36,191 7.7 %
Dely Ibrahim35,230 1.5 %
Ain Taya34,501 1.6 %
Oued Smar32,062 4.2 %
El Magharia31,453 0.3 %
Hydra31,133 −1.4 %
Birtouta30,575 3.5 %
Rais Hamidou28,451 2.9 %
Khraicia27,910 4.8 %
Ouled Fayet27,593 6.3 %
Harraoua27,565 4.3 %
Hammamet23,990 2.1 %
Baba Hassen23,756 5.7 %
El Mouradia22,813 −2.6 %
Mahelma20,758 3.5 %
Ouled Chebel20,006 2.1 %
Ben Aknoun18,838 −0.3 %
Souidania17,105 4.0 %
Tessala El Merdja15,847 4.0 %
El Mersa12,100 3.3 %
Rahmania7,396 2.6 %

References