Tiaret Province

Coordinates: 35°23′N 01°20′E / 35.383°N 1.333°E / 35.383; 1.333
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Tiaret Province
ولاية تيارت
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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Districts[edit]

Communes[edit]

References[edit]

  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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