Annaba (Arabic: ولاية عنابة) is a province (wilaya) in the north-eastern corner of Algeria. Its capital, Annaba, is Algeria's main port for mineral exports.[2]
Annaba Province
ولاية عنابة | |
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 Map of Algeria highlighting Annaba | |
| Coordinates: 36°54′N 7°46′E / 36.900°N 7.767°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Capital | Annaba |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,439 km2 (556 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 640,050 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 38 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-23 |
| Districts | 6 |
| Municipalities | 12 |
History
editIn 1984 El Taref Province was carved out its territory.
Administrative divisions
editThe province is divided into 6 districts and 12 municipalities.[3]
The districts are:
The municipalities are:
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ The Report: Algeria 2008. Oxford Business Group. 2008. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-902339-09-2.
- ^ "The official journal of People's Democratic Republic of Algeria" (PDF). SGG Algeria. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
External links
edit- (in French) A website about Annaba and its surroundings
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