Algiers Province


Algiers Province is a province in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is the most populated province of Algeria, and also the smallest by area.
In 1984, Boumerdès Province and Tipaza Province were carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

Algiers province is coincident with the city of Algiers, and is divided into 13 districts, in turn subdivided into 57 communes or municipalities.

Districts

The districts, listed according to official numbering, are:

Communes

The communes are:
DistrictCommuneArabic
Bab [El Oued District]Bab El Ouedباب الواد
Bab El Oued DistrictBologhineبولوغين
Bab El Oued DistrictCasbahقصبة
Bab El Oued DistrictOued Koreicheواد قريش
Bab El Oued DistrictRais Hamidouالرايس حميدو
Baraki DistrictBarakiبراقي
Baraki DistrictLes Eucalyptusکالیتوس
Baraki DistrictSidi Moussaسيدي موسى
Bir Mourad Raïs DistrictBir Mourad Raïsبير مراد رايس
Bir Mourad Raïs DistrictBirkhademبئر خادم
Bir Mourad Raïs DistrictDjasr Kasentinaجسر قسنطينة
Bir Mourad Raïs DistrictHydraحيدرة
Bir Mourad Raïs DistrictSaoulaالسحاولة
Birtouta DistrictBirtoutaبئر توتة
Birtouta DistrictOuled Chebelأولاد شبل
Birtouta DistrictTessala El Merdjaتسالة المرجة
Bouzaréah DistrictBen Aknounبن عكنون
Bouzaréah DistrictBéni Messousبني مسوس
Bouzaréah DistrictBouzaréahبوزريعة
Bouzaréah DistrictEl Biarالأبيار
Chéraga DistrictAïn Bénianعين البنيان
Chéraga DistrictChéragaالشراقة
Chéraga DistrictDély Ibrahimدالي إبراهيم
Chéraga DistrictHammametالحمامات
Chéraga DistrictOuled Fayetأولاد فايت
Sidi M'Hamed DistrictAlger Centreالجزائر الوسطى
Sidi M'Hamed DistrictEl Madaniaالمدنية
Sidi M'Hamed DistrictEl Mouradiaالمرادية
Sidi M'Hamed DistrictSidi M'Hamedسيدي امحمد

  1. Aïn Taya
  2. Bab El Oued
  3. Bab Ezzouar
  4. Baba Hassen
  5. Bachdjerrah
  6. Bologhine
  7. Bordj El Bahri
  8. Bordj El Kiffan
  9. Bourouba
  10. Casbah
  11. Dar El Beïda
  12. Douéra
  13. Draria
  14. El Achour
  15. El Harrach
  16. El Magharia
  17. El Marsa
  18. H'raoua
  19. Hussein Dey
  20. Khraïcia
  21. Kouba
  22. Mahelma
  23. Mahelma Forest
  24. Mohamed Belouizdad
  25. Mohammedia
  26. Oued Koriche
  27. Oued Smar
  28. Rahmania
  29. Raïs Hamidou
  30. Reghaïa
  31. Rouïba
  32. Souidania
  33. Staouéli
  34. Zéralda

    Neighbourhoods

The neighbourhoods, listed alphabetically, are:
  3. Casbah of Algiers
  6. Cité Yahia Boushaki
  8. Diar el Mahçoul
  20. Tamentfoust

    History

Ottoman Algeria

Mosques

Cemeteries

Zawiyas

Demography

The population of the province of Algiers increased going from in 1998 to in 2008:
CommunesPopulationGrowth rate between 1998 and 2008
Bordj El Kiffan %
Djasr Kasentina %
Baraki %
Les Eucalyptus %
Kouba %
Bab Ezzouar %
Bachdjarah %
Reghaia %
Bouzaréah %
Chéraga %
Dar El Beïda %
Birkhadem %
Alger-Centre %
Bourouba %
Ain Benian %
Sidi M'Hamed %
Bab El Oued %
Mohammadia %
Rouïba %
Douéra %
Bordj El bahri %
Zeralda %
El Harrach %
Staouéli %
El Biar %
Oued Koreiche %
Bir Mourad Raïs %
Draria %
Hamma Annassers %
Bologhine %
Saoula %
El Achour %
Sidi Moussa %
Hussein Dey %
El Madania %
Casbah %
Béni Messous %
Dély Ibrahim %
Ain Taya %
Oued Smar %
El Magharia %
Hydra %
Birtouta %
Rais Hamidou %
Khraicia %
Ouled Fayet %
Harraoua %
Hammamet %
Baba Hassen %
El Mouradia %
Mahelma %
Ouled Chebel %
Ben Aknoun %
Souidania %
Tessala El Merdja %
El Mersa %
Rahmania %