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Jijel Province ولاية جيجل
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Jijel
Coordinates: 36°48′N 5°46′E / 36.800°N 5.767°E / 36.800; 5.767
Country	Algeria
Capital	Jijel, Algeria
Area
• Total	2,577 km2 (995 sq mi)
Population  (2008) [1]
• Total	634,412
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 ( CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 34
ISO 3166 code	DZ-18
Districts	11
Municipalities	28

Jijel ( Arabic: ولاية جيجل) is a province ( wilaya) in Algeria, on the eastern Mediterranean coast. The capital is Jijel (Phoenician name : Igilgili). Taza National Park is located in this province.

History

The province was created from parts of Constantine (department) and Sétif (département) in 1974.

In 1984 Mila Province was carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 11 districts, which are further divided into 28 communes or municipalities.

Districts

Communes

See also

• Jijel Arabic – Pre-Hilalian Arabic dialect of northeastern Algeria

References

External links

• (in French) Official website of the Province
• (in French) Jijel local on-line news
• (in French) Jijel news Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
• (in French) Jijel on-line
• (in French) Djidjelli.com

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