Médéa (Arabic: ولاية المدية) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. The capital is Médéa.
Médéa Province
ولاية المدية | |
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Coordinates: 36°16′N 2°45′E / 36.267°N 2.750°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | Médéa |
Area | |
• Total | 8,866 km2 (3,423 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 830,943 |
• Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 25 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-26 |
Districts | 19 |
Municipalities | 64 |
Administrative divisions
editThe province is divided into 19 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 64 communes or municipalities.
Districts
editCommunes
edit- Aïn Boucif
- Aïn Ou Ksir
- Aissaouia
- Aziz
- Baata
- Benchicao
- Beni Slimane
- Berrouaghia
- Bir Ben Laabed
- Boghar
- Bou Aiche
- Bouaichoune
- Bouchrahil
- Boughezoui
- Bouskene
- Chahbounia
- Chellalat El Adhaoura
- Cheniguel
- Damiat
- Derrag
- Deux Bassins
- Djouab
- Draa Essamar
- El Azizia
- El Guelbelkebir
- El Hamdania
- El Omaria
- El Ouinet
- Hannacha
- Kef Lakhdar
- Khams Djouamaa
- Ksar Boukhari
- Meghraoua
- Médéa
- Medjebar
- Meftaha
- Mezerana
- Mihoub
- Ouamri
- Oued Harbil
- Ouled Bouachra
- Ouled Antar
- Ouled Brahim
- Ouled Deide
- Ouled Hellal
- Ouled Maaref
- Oum El Djalil
- Ouzera
- Rebaia
- Saneg
- Sedraia
- Seghouane
- Sidi Mahdjoub
- Sidi Damed
- Sidi Errabia
- Sidi Naamane
- Sidi Zahar
- Sidi Ziane
- Souagui
- Tablat
- Tafraout
- Tamesguida
- Tizi Mahdi
- Tlatet Eddouair
- Zoubiria
Notable people
edit- Mohamed Belhocine (born 1951), Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.
References
edit- ^ 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.