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ALGERIA [Djazaïria]

historical demographical data of the administrative division

WILÂYA[T]capitalsurface/sq.kmsurface/sq.kmsurface/sq.kmsurface/sq.mie2002c1998c1998e1993/94c1987c1987e1984?19821980e1979?c197819771970c1966c1966?c1966?19631960e1958c1954c1954?c194819361931192619211911190619011896189218861882187718721870186618621857codecodecodeparticularsvariants of the name
source:SH (2002)AS (2000)SY (1980)SHEWAS,CASYAS,BBGLGLPGMSYGLSYAS,LBSYAS,LB,SYDVDVSYSYGLLBDVLBEBHBAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGFIPSISOISO
AdrarAdrar443782439700422498163126348,2312,0311,6279,0217,7216,9161,9151,4146,8167,6142,0137,5106,5AG341ARDuperré, Adrâr
Aïn-DeflaAïn-Defla48854891735,7659,2660,3634,0537,3536,2391,4282,1AG3544AD1984 split from Chlef´Ayn Daflah
Aïn TémouchentAïn Témouchent24322379364,5326,6327,3308,0275,0271,5219,3172,5AG3646AT1984 split from Sidi Bel Abès´Ayn Tamûshanat
AIgerAIger86511907863032859,52562,02562,41866,01690,21687,62442,32166,02159,62091,81988,01587,9994,8AG0116ALAl-Jazaïr, al-Djazair, Djezaïr, al-Jazâ´ir, El Djazaïr
AnnabaAnnaba1410143934891347620,0555,5557,8522,0455,9454,0650,1604,8544,5596,7507,8350,0218,6AG3723ANBône, Annâbah
BatnaBatna11855121921488257461081,3968,8962,6922,0752,6757,1691,1646,4633,7648,2589,1513,5373,1AG035BTBâtnah
BécharBéchar181020162200306000118147257,2230,5225,5222,0185,3183,9184,1174,5156,1149,8148,1126,584,6AG388BCColomb-Béchar, Baššar, Bashshar
BéjaïaBéjaïa3404326834441330947,1848,6856,8826,0701,0697,7659,0624,5591,0602,3554,9511,6428,9AG186BJBidjaia, Bougie, Bijâyah
BiskraBiskra210942098610972842366657,0588,6575,9492,0430,2429,2662,8615,0585,4531,9544,8329,9212,9AG197BSBeskra
BlidaBlida1102157537041430878,5787,1784,3839,0702,2704,51126,31041,5962,7975,8909,9501,0297,3AG209BLAl-Boulaïda, Blîdah
Bordj Bou ArréridjBordj Bou Arréridj36764115624,9559,9555,4501,0424,8429,0309,3231,1AG3934BB1984 split from SétifBordj Bou Ariridj, Burj Bû Arrîrij
BouiraBouira4722443945171744699,3626,6629,7631,0526,9525,5454,8421,2401,4428,8385,5374,3259,4AG2110BUBûîrah
BoumerdèsBoumerdès14861356720,4645,5647,4803,0651,0646,9439,6281,0AG4035BM1984 formed from parts of Alger and Tizi OuzouBoumerdas, Bumardas
ConstantineConstantine2204218735621375909,7815,0810,9790,0664,3679,7809,2757,7929,2756,3686,7478,3348,1AG0425COQacentina, Qustantînah
DjelfaDjelfa3323666415229058844960,9861,0797,7611,0494,5662,3403,5389,5722,9259,0330,4332,5241,8AG2217DJEl Djelfa
Ech-ChleffEch-Chleff4440479586773350987,7885,0858,7813,0684,2490,21040,6973,4384,7967,5885,2492,8339,2AG412CH(El-) Asnam, Chlef, Orléansville, ash-Shalif, aš-Šalif
EI-BayadhEI-Bayadh8898478870252,8226,5168,8178,0153,3155,5114,871,4AG4232EB1984 split from SaïdaAl-Bayadh, El Beyyadh, Géryville
EI-OuedEI-Oued6943454573591,4529,8504,4459,0376,9379,5259,9169,0AG4339EO1984 split from BiskraEl Wad, El Ouadi, al-Wâd
Et-TarfEt-Tarf29683339395,3354,2352,6332,0275,3276,8193,5123,6AG4436ET1984 formed from parts of Annaba and GuelmaEt Tarf, El Tarf, at-Tarif
GhardaïaGhardaïa7810786105331,4296,9300,5251,0216,1216,0162,5103,7AG4547GR1984 split from LaghouatGhardaya, Ghardâyah
GuelmaGuelma3842410186243330483,0432,7430,0399,0353,3353,3633,7616,3589,1603,6552,5277,0220,2AG2324GLQalmah
IlliziIllizi17901128500037,934,034,124,018,919,712,110,8AG4633IL1984 split from OuarglaIlizi, Polignac, Fort Polignac
JijelJijel2622257737041430641,0574,3573,2559,0472,3471,3604,3572,6529,7538,9506,5342,5238,1AG2418JJDjidjel, Djidjelli, Jîjîlî
KhenchelaKhenchela96249811388,5348,1327,9282,0246,5243,7189,0128,6AG4740KH1984 formed from parts of Oum el Bouaghi and TébessaKhenchla, Khanshalah, Hanšalah
LaghouatLaghouat269412505711205243262365,7327,6317,1257,0212,4215,2391,8371,9355,0290,1308,0148,4102,2AG253LGAl-Aghwât
M'SilaM'Sila1789118718198257654909,7815,0805,5737,0604,7562,8540,0500,3477,6438,7438,3416,7298,9AG2728MSMasîlah
MascaraMascara5699594158462257755,7677,1676,2670,0566,9650,6526,6505,1455,3489,6435,8407,7312,6AG2629MCMouaskar, Mû'askar
MédéaMédéa8330886687043361805,7721,9802,1770,0652,9511,0575,3535,4511,1528,1482,2475,8363,8AG0626MDLemdiyya, El Mediyya
MilaMila34369375759,9680,8674,5598,0511,6504,1378,7303,2AG4843ML1984 formed from parts of Constantine, Jijel, Oum el Bouaghi and SétifMîlah
MostaganemMostaganem2165217570242712702,5629,4631,1605,0505,9605,6896,8849,1791,7806,6766,2360,9272,2AG0727MGMestghanem, Mustaghânam
NaâmaNaâma3385229950184,8165,6127,3134,0113,7112,982,660,7AG4945NA1984 split from Saïda
OranOran2145212118207031289,61155,51213,81089,0932,5916,6889,8833,5795,4846,3761,5691,7451,3AG0931OROuahran, Wahrân
Ouargla230216211980559234215920489,8438,8445,6346,0284,5286,7261,8237,8226,7198,3199,7197,3121,4AG5030OGWargla, Warqlâ
Oum el-BouaghiOum el-Bouaghi6712678381233136595,7533,7519,2466,0403,9402,7464,8441,0429,3455,0400,2305,7229,9AG294OBOum el Bouagui, Um-al-Bawâghî, Umm-al-Bawâghî
RelizaneRelizane52084870713,5639,3642,2671,0544,9545,1368,5292,7AG5148RE1984 split from MostaganemGhelizana, Ghilizane, Ghâlizân
SaïdaSaïda7014676410677740995313,3280,8279,5266,0235,5235,2450,6435,8469,3310,0373,4143,8115,5AG1020SDSâyda', Sâyda´
SétifSétif652665041035039961468,71315,91311,41222,01000,7997,51176,71088,71061,21074,1990,2686,5474,7AG1219SFStif, Satîf
Sidi bel AbbèsSidi bel Abbès83069096116484497591,2529,7525,6530,0446,3444,0604,8592,0546,4547,8531,7321,9251,3AG3022SBSîdî ban al-'Abbâs, Sîdî ban-al-´Abbas
SkikdaSkikda4197402647481833878,5787,1786,2722,0622,5619,1597,5562,3520,4547,3493,9466,9325,1AG3121SKPhilippeville, Skidda, Sakîkdah
Souk AhrasSouk Ahras40294541416,3373,0367,5341,0296,1298,2225,7173,0AG5241SA1984 split from GuelmaSouq Ahras, Suk-Ahras, Sûq Ahrâs
TamanrassetTamanrasset619360556185556000214672169,4151,8137,2118,095,894,262,763,660,745,645,642,130,0AG5311TMTamenghest, Tamanghasset, Tamanrâsat, Tamanghâsat
TébessaTébessa1420714227165756400613,9550,0549,1477,0410,2409,3439,6423,2403,3375,4372,5306,8231,1AG3312TBTbessa, Tibissah
TiaretTiaret1955620673234569056813,1728,5725,9692,0575,8574,8731,5695,8676,5689,1619,8407,3315,8AG1314TRTihert, Tiyârat
TindoufTindouf18283815900035,732,027,120,016,416,37,44,5AG5437TN1984 split from BécharTindûf
TipazaTipaza17001605564,1505,4506,1733,0620,2615,1450,6284,4AG5542TP1984 split from BlidaTibâzah
TissemsiltTissemsilt32083152291,6261,3264,2265,0228,1227,5170,3132,9AG5638TS1984 formed from parts of Alger and TiaretVialar, Tîsamsîlt
Tizi OuzouTizi Ouzou25923568375614501228,91101,11108,71088,0936,9931,51028,9959,6931,1934,4875,1702,0523,6AG1415TOTîzî Wazû
TlemcenTlemcen9408906192843585945,3846,9842,1830,0714,9707,5678,0648,4618,9630,1596,7535,8413,9AG1513TLTilimsene, Tlemsane, Tilimsen, Tîlîmsân
TOTAL:AIger23817412381741238174291935732675,829276,829100,927190,023038,922971,620841,019498,318666,518524,817422,016948,012022,0
Subdivision from 1959u:
DÉPARTEMENT
Alger33931839,02079,01648,21648,01207,81560,01079,81114,41077,3AG01
Tizi Ouzou5806936,01045,1830,8831,4807,4751,0800,9803,7800,9AG14Grand Kabylia
Orléansville12257885,0992,9789,6788,4727,8694,0633,7631,1627,4AG05El Asnam
Médéa50331979,01087,7870,2870,9809,1757,0652,8630,6631,1AG06Titteri
Oran164381075,01174,9958,4955,8706,21020,0958,8872,3857,3AG09
Tlemcen8100500,0545,0444,1443,9383,8383,0372,0375,5372,0AG15
Mostaganem11432874,0953,6778,9778,3702,0695,0610,5613,7607,5AG07
Tiaret25997404,0442,3362,0362,4203,0320,0352,9267,4267,1AG13
Constantine198991682,01772,21513,11514,61448,71411,01208,41218,41209,1AG04
Bône253671056,01108,8950,0948,8749,9761,0730,6736,0729,9AG02Annaba
Sétif174051382,01447,01237,91235,11156,71082,01001,71005,8935,3AG12
Batna38494856,0893,8765,1765,7607,8567,0529,5578,2561,2AG03Aurès
Saïda60114268,0290,6237,0237,2203,0194,0192,0190,3AG10
Sahara-est1301561573,0572,0505,6504,7442,0421,4348,6333,8332,5AG08Oasis, Oasis Sahariennes
Sahara-ouest779797238,0238,8211,5211,2170,6168,1156,9156,9155,1AG11Saoura
TOTAL:237639113547,014643,712102,412096,410325,810784,59436,89529,79354,0
Subdivision until 1959:
DÉPARTEMENT
Alger548683103,23054,22765,92240,92058,01866,71785,61720,91619,81631,51526,71468,11380,51251,7587,3873,0204,7200,1974,5902,8
Alger [ville]485,3
Constantine875643425,33338,93108,22727,82484,22275,12162,52118,42043,42039,51874,51714,51566,41291,4727,11029,8137,2139,9622,6593,7
Constantine [ville]414,7
Oran675092178,82158,51990,71623,41436,71380,81305,11230,21122,51103,11028,2942,1870,5767,3236,7513,5136,5146,31402,01181,5
Oran [ville]416,5
[population arabe]2435,0
Aïn Sefra843000264,9263,7250,9193,3
Ghardaïa126300214,5214,8219,5166,4
Sahara107400060,259,562,339,6574,6542,2547,8494,3446,150,050,050,050,0Oasis
Touggourt128500282,9280,0284,3243,4
TOTAL:23817419529,79369,78681,87234,76553,56064,85801,05563,85231,84824,14479,44174,73867,43310,42867,62416,3478,42921,32999,12678,0
Particulars:
The figures for 1966 [from source SY] are much higher compared to the results of the census taken in the same year and given in the source LB.
Figures in column 2002 indicated by "SH" are based on internet source World Gazetteer.
Source "AS" means "Annuaire statistique de l'Algérie", ISSN 1111-035X.
File created on 2000-02-18; revised on 2002-05-05; and last modified on 2004-12-09 by Jan Lahmeyer

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