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, and 70 km east of Mahelma Forest.
Tipaza Province
ولاية تيبازة | |
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 City of Tipaza | |
.svg) Map of Algeria highlighting Tipaza | |
| Coordinates: 36°35′N 2°26′E / 36.583°N 2.433°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Capital | Tipaza |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,166 km2 (836 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 617,661 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 24 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-42 |
| Districts | 10 |
| Municipalities | 28 |
History
editThe province was created from Blida Province in 1984.
Administrative divisions
editThe province is divided into 10 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 28 communes or municipalities.
Districts
editCommunes
editReferences
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- ^ 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.
External links
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