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Tipaza Province

ولاية تيبازة
Province
City of Tipaza
City of Tipaza
Map of Algeria highlighting Tipaza
Map of Algeria highlighting Tipaza
Country  Algeria
Capital Tipaza
Area
 • Total 2,166 km2 (836 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total 617,661
 • Density 285.16/km2 (738.57/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.

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

  1. Ahmer El Aïn
  2. Bou Ismaïl
  3. Cherchell
  4. Damous
  5. Fouka
  6. Gouraya
  7. Hadjout
  8. Koléa
  9. Sidi Amar
  10. Tipaza

Communes

  1. Aghbal
  2. Ahmar El Ain
  3. Ain Tagourait
  4. Attatba
  5. Beni Milleuk
  6. Bou Ismaïl
  7. Bouharoun
  8. Bourkika
  9. Chaiba
  10. Cherchell
  11. Damous
  12. Douaouda
  13. Fouka
  14. Gouraya
  15. Hadjeret Ennous
  16. Hadjout
  17. Khemisti
  18. Kolea
  19. Larhat
  20. Menaceur
  21. Messelmoun
  22. Meurad
  23. Nador
  24. Sidi Amar
  25. Sidi Ghiles
  26. Sidi Rached
  27. Sidi Semiane
  28. Tipaza

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Provincia de Tipasa para niños

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