Tizi Ouzou Province

Tizi Ouzou Province ولاية تيزي وزو Wilaya de Tizi Ouzou
Province
Landscape of Tizi Ouzou viewed from Djurdjura
Map of Algeria highlighting Tizi Ouzou
Coordinates: 36°44′N04°04′E / 36.733°N 4.067°E / 36.733; 4.067
Country	Algeria
Capital	Tizi Ouzou
Government
•  Wāli	Aboubakr Esseddik Boucetta
Area
• Total	2,993 km2 (1,156 sq mi)
Population  (2008) [1]
• Total	1,119,646
• Density	374.1/km2 (968.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 26
ISO 3166 code	DZ-15
Districts	21
Municipalities	67
Website	www.tiziouzou-dz.com

Tizi Ouzou (Kabyle: Tawilayt n Tizi Wezzu, Arabic : ولاية تيزي وزو) is a province ( wilayah ) of Algeria in the Kabylia region. Its capital is Tizi Ouzou, with a population of 1,198,561 inhabitants in 2019. The population density is 405 people per square kilometer.

History

In 1984, Boumerdès Province was carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 21 districts ( daïras ), which are further divided into 67 communes or municipalities.

Districts

1. Aïn El Hammam
2. Azazga
3. Azzefoun
4. Béni Douala
5. Béni Yenni
6. Boghni
7. Bouzeguène
8. Draâ Ben Khedda
9. Draâ El Mizan
10. Iferhounène
11. Larbaâ Nath Irathen
12. Maâtka
13. Makouda
14. Mekla
15. Ouadhia
16. Ouacifs
17. Ouaguenoun
18. Tigzirt
19. Tizi Gheni
20. Tizi Ouzou
21. Tizi Rached

Communes

1. Abi Youcef
2. Aghni-Goughrane (Agouni Gueghrane)
3. Aghrib
4. Aïn El Hammam (Ain-El-Hammam)
5. Aïn Zaouia (Ain-Zaouia)
6. Ait Aggouacha
7. Ait Bouaddou
8. Ait Boumehdi (Ait Boumahdi)
9. Ait Chaffaa (Ait-Chaffaa, Ait Chafâa)
10. Ait Khelili (Ait Khellili)
11. Ait Mahmoud (Ait-Mahmoud)
12. Ait Oumalou
13. Ait Toudert
14. Ait Yahia (Ait-Yahia
15. Ait Yahia Moussa (Aït Yahia Moussa)
16. Akbil
17. Akerrou
18. Assi Youcef
19. Azazga
20. Azzefoun (Azeffoun)
21. Beni Aissi (Beni Aïssi)
22. Beni Douala (Beni-Douala)
23. Beni Yenni
24. Beni Ziki (Beni Zikki, Beni Zekki)
25. Beni Zmenzer
26. Boghni
27. Boudjima
28. Bounouh
29. Bouzguen (Bouzeguene)
30. Djebel Aissa Mimoun (Djebel-Aissa Mimoun)
31. Draa Ben Kheda (Draa Ben Khedda, Draâ Ben Khedda)
32. Draa El Mizan (Draâ El Mizan)
33. Freha
34. Frikat
35. Iboudraren
36. Idjeur
37. Iferhounene (Iferhounène)
38. Ifigha
39. Iflissen
40. Illilten
41. Iloula Oumalou (Illoula Oumalou)
42. Imsouhal
43. Irdjen
44. Larba Nait Irathen (Larbaâ Nath Irathen)
45. M'Kira
46. Maatkas (Mâatkas)
47. Makouda
48. Mechtrass
49. Mekla
50. Mizrana
51. Ouacifs
52. Ouadhia
53. Ouaguenoun
54. Sidi Nâamane
55. Souamaa (Souamâa)
56. Souk El Tenine (Souk El Thenine)
57. Tadmait (Tadmaït)
58. Tigzirt
59. Timizart
60. Tirmirtine (Tirmitine)
61. Tizi Ghenif (Tizi-Ghenif)
62. Tizi N'Thlata (Tizi N'Tleta)
63. Tizi Ouzou
64. Tizi Rached (Tizi-Rached)
65. Yakouren (Yakourene)
66. Yatafene (Yattafene, Yattafène)
67. Zekri

Villages

• Tala Allam
• Tala Athmane
• Lake Akfadou

Notable people

• Mohamed Belhocine, Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.

References

• Algeria portal

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.