Constantine (Arabic: ولاية قسنطينة) is one of the 58 provinces (wilayas) of Algeria, whose capital is the city of the same name.
Constantine Province
ولاية قسنطينة ⴰⵝⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵇⵙⴻⵏⵟⵉⵏⴰ | |
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Nickname: City Of Bridges | |
Coordinates: 36°21′N 6°36′E / 36.350°N 6.600°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | Constantine |
Government | |
• PPA president | A.Chibane |
Area | |
• Total | 2,187 km2 (844 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 1,012,643 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Demonym | Constantinian |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 31 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-25 |
Districts | 6 |
Municipalities | 12 |
In 1984 Mila Province was carved out of its territory.
The province is divided into 6 districts or daïra, which are subdivided into 12 communes or municipalities.[2]
District | Number of municipalities |
Municipalities | Area (km2) |
Population (hab.) |
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Constantine | 1 | Constantine | 231.63 | 462,374 |
El Khroub | 3 | El Khroub • Aïn Smara • Ouled Rahmoune | 610.70 | 248,160 |
Aïn Abid | 2 | Aïn Abid • Ibn Badis | 634.22 | 51,478 |
Zighoud Youcef | 2 | Zighoud Youcef • Beni Hamiden | 367.97 | 48,432 |
Hamma Bouziane | 2 | Hamma Bouziane • Didouche Mourad | 186.88 | 128,867 |
Ibn Ziad | 2 | Ibn Ziad • Messaoud Boudjeriou | 257.37 | 30,623 |