Tizi Ouzou Province

{{Short description|Province of Algeria}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Tizi Ouzou Province

| native_name =

| native_name_lang = ar

| other_name = {{lang|ar|ولاية تيزي وزو}}
{{lang|fr|Wilaya de Tizi Ouzou}}

| image_skyline = Beni Yenni.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Landscape of Tizi Ouzou viewed from Djurdjura

| nickname =

| image_map = DZ-15 (2019).svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Map of Algeria highlighting Tizi Ouzou

| image_map1 =

| map_alt1 =

| map_caption1 = Map of the 21 districts of Tizi Ouzou

| coordinates = {{coord|36|44|N|04|04|E|region:DZ-15_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}}

| coor_pinpoint =

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Algeria}}

| established_title =

| established_date =

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Tizi Ouzou

| government_footnotes =

| leader_party =

| leader_title = PPA president

| leader_name =

| leader_title1 = Wāli

| leader_name1 = Aboubakr Esseddik Boucetta

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 2993

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m =

| population_total = 1119646

| population_as_of = 2008

| population_footnotes = [http://rgph2008.ons.dz/resultat/histo.htm Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724130336/http://rgph2008.ons.dz/resultat/histo.htm |date=2008-07-24 }} Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym =

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +01

| area_code = +213 (0) 26

| area_code_type = Area Code

| iso_code = DZ-15

| blank_name_sec1 = Districts

| blank_info_sec1 = 21

| blank1_name_sec1 = Municipalities

| blank1_info_sec1 = 67

| website = {{URL|http://www.tiziouzou-dz.com/}}

| footnotes =

| type = Province

}}

Tizi Ouzou (Kabyle: Tawilayt n Tizi Wezzu, {{langx|ar|ولاية تيزي وزو}}) is a province (wilayah) of Algeria in the Kabylia region. Its capital is Tizi Ouzou, with a popoluation of 1.198.561 inhabitants in 2019, with a density of 405/square kilometers.

History

In 1984, Boumerdès Province was carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 21 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 67 communes or municipalities.

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Villages

Notable people

  • Mohamed Belhocine, Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.

References

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Category:Kabylia

Category:Provinces of Algeria

Category:States and territories established in 1974