Tipaza Province

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Tipaza Province
ولاية تيبازة
Ville de Tipaza.jpg
City of Tipaza
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Map of Algeria highlighting Tipaza
Coordinates: 36°35′N2°26′E / 36.583°N 2.433°E / 36.583; 2.433 Coordinates: 36°35′N2°26′E / 36.583°N 2.433°E / 36.583; 2.433
Country Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Capital Tipaza
Area
  Total2,166 km2 (836 sq mi)
Population
 (2008) [1]
  Total617,661
  Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code +213 (0) 24
ISO 3166 code DZ-42
Districts 10
Municipalities 28

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.

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History

The province was created from Blida Province in 1984.

Administrative divisions

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

Districts

Communes

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References

  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.