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Tizi Ouzou (Kabyle: Tawilayt n Tizi Wezzu, Arabic: ولاية تيزي وزو) is a province (wilayah) of Algeria in the Kabylia region. Its capital is Tizi Ouzou.
Tizi Ouzou Province
ولاية تيزي وزو Wilaya de Tizi Ouzou | |
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Coordinates: 36°44′N 04°04′E / 36.733°N 4.067°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | Tizi Ouzou |
Area | |
• Total | 3,568 km2 (1,378 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 1,119,646 |
• Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 26 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-15 |
Districts | 21 |
Municipalities | 67 |
Website | www |
History edit
In 1984, Boumerdès Province was carved out of its territory.
Administrative divisions edit
The province is divided into 21 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 67 communes or municipalities.
Districts edit
Communes edit
- Abi Youcef
- Aghni-Goughrane (Agouni Gueghrane)
- Aghrib
- Aïn El Hammam (Ain-El-Hammam)
- Aïn Zaouia (Ain-Zaouia)
- Ait Aggouacha
- Ait Bouaddou
- Ait Boumehdi (Ait Boumahdi)
- Ait Chaffaa (Ait-Chaffaa, Ait Chafâa)
- Ait Khelili (Ait Khellili)
- Ait Mahmoud (Ait-Mahmoud)
- Ait Oumalou
- Ait Toudert
- Ait Yahia (Ait-Yahia
- Ait Yahia Moussa (Aït Yahia Moussa)
- Akbil
- Akerrou
- Assi Youcef
- Azazga
- Azzefoun (Azeffoun)
- Beni Aissi (Beni Aïssi)
- Beni Douala (Beni-Douala)
- Beni Yenni
- Beni Ziki (Beni Zikki, Beni Zekki)
- Beni Zmenzer
- Boghni
- Boudjima
- Bounouh
- Bouzguen (Bouzeguene)
- Djebel Aissa Mimoun (Djebel-Aissa Mimoun)
- Draa Ben Kheda (Draa Ben Khedda, Draâ Ben Khedda)
- Draa El Mizan (Draâ El Mizan)
- Freha
- Frikat
- Iboudraren
- Idjeur
- Iferhounene (Iferhounène)
- Ifigha
- Iflissen
- Illilten
- Iloula Oumalou (Illoula Oumalou)
- Imsouhal
- Irdjen
- Larba Nait Irathen (Larbaâ Nath Irathen)
- M'Kira
- Maatkas (Mâatkas)
- Makouda
- Mechtrass
- Mekla
- Mizrana
- Ouacifs
- Ouadhia
- Ouaguenoun
- Sidi Nâamane
- Souamaa (Souamâa)
- Souk El Tenine (Souk El Thenine)
- Tadmait (Tadmaït)
- Tigzirt
- Timizart
- Tirmirtine (Tirmitine)
- Tizi Ghenif (Tizi-Ghenif)
- Tizi N'Thlata (Tizi N'Tleta)
- Tizi Ouzou
- Tizi Rached (Tizi-Rached)
- Yakouren (Yakourene)
- Yatafene (Yattafene, Yattafène)
- Zekri
Villages edit
Notable people edit
- Mohamed Belhocine, Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.
References edit
- ^ 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.
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