Tiaret Province

Summary

Tiaret (Arabic: ولاية تيارت) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. The capital is Tiaret.

Tiaret Province
ولاية تيارت
Map of Algeria highlighting Tiaret
Map of Algeria highlighting Tiaret
Coordinates: 35°23′N 01°20′E / 35.383°N 1.333°E / 35.383; 1.333
Country Algeria
CapitalTiaret
Area
 • Total20,673 km2 (7,982 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total842,063
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 46
ISO 3166 codeDZ-14
Districts14
Municipalities42

The National Stud Farm of Chaouchaoua is located in the province of Tiaret.

History edit

The province was created from El Asnam department and Tiaret department in 1974. In 1984 Tissemsilt Province was carved out of its territory.

Administrative division edit

The province is divided into 14 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 42 communes or municipalities.

Districts edit

Communes edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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.

External links edit

  • (in French) Official website