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_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
=Districts=
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- Aïn El Hammam
- Azazga
- Azzefoun
- Béni Douala
- Béni Yenni
- Boghni
- Bouzeguène
- Draâ Ben Khedda
- Draâ El Mizan
- Iferhounène
- Larbaâ Nath Irathen
- Maâtka
- Makouda
- Mekla
- Ouadhia
- Ouacifs
- Ouaguenoun
- Tigzirt
- Tizi Gheni
- Tizi Ouzou
- Tizi Rached
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=Communes=
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- 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
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Villages
Notable people
- Mohamed Belhocine, Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.
References
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