Tiaret Province
ولاية تيارت
Province
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

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

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

History

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

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

Districts

  1. Aïn Deheb
  2. Aïn Kermes
  3. Dahmouni
  4. Frenda
  5. Hamadia
  6. Ksar Chellala
  7. Mahdia
  8. Mechraâ Sfa
  9. Medroussa
  10. Meghila
  11. Oued Lili
  12. Rahouia
  13. Sogueur
  14. Tiaret

Communes

  1. Aïn Bouchekif
  2. Aïn Deheb
  3. Aïn El Hadid
  4. Aïn Kermes
  5. Aïn Zarit
  6. Bougara
  7. Chehaima
  8. Dahmouni
  9. Djebilet Rosfa
  10. Djillali Ben Omar
  11. Faidja
  12. Frenda
  13. Guertoufa
  14. Hamadia
  15. Ksar Chellala
  16. Madna
  17. Mahdia
  18. Mechraa Safa
  19. Medrissa
  20. Medroussa
  21. Meghila
  22. Mellakou
  23. Nadorah
  24. Naima
  25. Oued Lilli
  26. Rahouia
  27. Rechaiga
  28. Sebaine
  29. Sebt
  30. Serghine
  31. Si Abdelghani
  32. Sidi Abderrahmane
  33. Sidi Ali Mellal
  34. Sidi Bakhti
  35. Sidi Hosni
  36. Sougueur
  37. Tagdemt
  38. Takhemaret
  39. Tiaret
  40. Tidda
  41. Tousnina
  42. Zmalet El Emir Abdelkader

References

  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.


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