The Béjaïa Province (Kabyle: Tawilayt n Bgayet; Arabic: ولاية بجاية, Wilāyat Bijāyah; French: wilaya de Béjaïa or province de Béjaïa) is a province of Algeria in the Kabylie region. The province's capital city is Béjaïa, the terminus of the Béni Mansour-Bejaïa line.

Béjaïa Province
Tawilayt n Bgayet
ولاية بجاية
Wilaya de Béjaïa
Map of Algeria highlighting Béjaïa
Map of Algeria highlighting Béjaïa
Coordinates: 36°45′N 5°04′E / 36.750°N 5.067°E / 36.750; 5.067
Country Algeria
CapitalBéjaïa
Government
 • PPA presidentMohamed Bettache (FLN)
 • WāliAli Bedrici
Area
 • Total3,268 km2 (1,262 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total915,835
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 34
ISO 3166 codeDZ-06
Districts19
Municipalities52
Coast of Bejaia Province

Gouraya National Park is located in Béjaïa Province. A population of an endangered primate species, the Barbary macaque, is found within the park; this primate has a severely restricted and disjunctive range.[2]

History

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The province was created from the Sétif (département) in 1974.

Administrative divisions

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The province is divided into 19 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 52 communes or municipalities.

Districts

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Communes

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References

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  1. ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
  2. ^ C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg Archived April 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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