Aïn Defla (Arabic: ولاية عين الدفلى, is a wilaya (province) in northern Algeria. It is located to the southwest of Algiers, the capital. Localities in Ain Delfa include Aïn Defla, Miliana, El Attaf, Djelida and Djendel.
Aïn Defla Province
ولاية عين الدفلى | |
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.svg) Map of Algeria highlighting Aïn Defla | |
| Coordinates: 36°19′N 2°10′E / 36.317°N 2.167°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Capital | Aïn Defla |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | Mr. Menad Mehdi (FLN) |
| • Wāli | Mr. Tikhmarine Lakhdar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,897 km2 (1,891 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 771,890 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 27 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-44 |
| Districts | 14 |
| Municipalities | 36 |
History
editThe province was created from Chlef Province in 1984.
Administrative divisions
editIt is made up of 14 districts and 36 municipalities.
The districts are:
The municipalities are:
- Aïn Bénian
- Aïn Bouyahia
- Aïn Defla
- Aïn Lechiakh
- Aïn Soltane
- Aïn Torki
- Arib
- Barbouche
- Bathia
- Bellas
- Ben Allal
- Bir Ould Khelifa
- Bordj Emir Khaled Chikh
- Bouchared
- Boumedfaa
- Djelida
- Djemaa Ouled
- Djendel
- El Abadia
- El Amra
- El Attaf
- El Hassania
- El Maine
- Hammam Righa
- Hoceinia
- Khemis Miliana
- Mekhatria
- Miliana
- Oued Chorfa
- Oued Djemaa
- Rouina
- Sidi Lakhdar
- Tacheta Zougagha
- Tarik Ibn Ziad
- Tiberkanine
- Zeddine
Notable people
edit- Mohamed Charef (1908-2011), theologian and mufti.
- Mohamed Belhocine (born 1951), Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.
References
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- ^ 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.