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:- Aïn Taya
- Bab El Oued
- Bab Ezzouar
- Baba Hassen
- Bachdjerrah
- Bologhine
- Bordj El Bahri
- Bordj El Kiffan
- Bourouba
- Casbah
- Dar El Beïda
- Douéra
- Draria
- El Achour
- El Harrach
- El Magharia
- El Marsa
- H'raoua
- Hussein Dey
- Khraïcia
- Kouba
- Mahelma
- Mahelma Forest
- Mohamed Belouizdad
- Mohammedia
- Oued Koriche
- Oued Smar
- Rahmania
- Raïs Hamidou
- Reghaïa
- Rouïba
- Souidania
- Staouéli
- Zéralda
Neighbourhoods
The neighbourhoods, listed alphabetically, are:History
Ottoman Algeria
French conquest
Independence Revolution
Salafist terrorism
Religion
Zawiyas
Demography
The population of the province of Algiers increased going from in 1998 to in 2008:| Communes | Population | Growth 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 | % |