Skikda Province

Skikda is a province of Algeria, on its eastern Mediterranean coastline, with 1.095.666 inhabitants in 2019 and a natural annual growth rate estimated at 1.22%.

Geography

The Skikda Province faces the Mediterranean Sea to the north and has common borders with the provinces of Annaba and Guelma to the east, Constantine and Mila to the south, and Jijel to the west. It extends over 4,137.68 km2, with a population of around 804,697 inhabitants. It has 130 km of coastline stretching from El Marsa in the east to Oued Z'hour in the depths of the Collo massif in the west.

History

The province was created from Constantine (department) in 1974.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 13 districts, which are further divided into 38 communes or municipalities.

Districts

Communes