El Taref Province
El Taref Province ولاية الطارف | |
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Coordinates: 36°46′N 8°19′E / 36.767°N 8.317°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | El Taref |
Area | |
• Total | 3,339 km2 (1,289 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 411,783 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 38 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-36 |
Districts | 7 |
Municipalities | 24 |
El Taref (Arabic: ولاية الطارف) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. El Kala is a port town in this province. El Taref is the capital city. El Kala, a port town in this province, is home to El Kala National Park and, Lake Mellah.
History
The province was created from parts of Annaba Province and Guelma Province in 1984.
Administrative divisions
It is made up of 7 districts, divided into 24 municipalities.
Districts
Communes
References
- ^ 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.