Provinces of Algeria

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Algeria, as of 2025, is divided into 69 wilayas (provinces).<ref>Template:Cite CIA World Factbook</ref> Prior to November 16, 2025, there were 58 provinces. The 69 provinces are divided into 1,541 baladiyahs (municipalities). The name of a province is always that of its capital city.

According to the Algerian constitution, a wilaya is a territorial collectivity enjoying economic and diplomatic freedom, the APW, or Popular Provincial Parliament/Provincial Popular Parliament (the Assemblée Populaire Wilayale, in French) is the political entity governing a province, directed by the Wali (Governor), who is chosen by the Algerian President to handle the APW's decisions, the APW has also a president, who is elected by the members of the APW, which Algerians elect.

On November 16, 2025, the announcement was made of 11 new provinces in the Hautes Plaines and the south of the country. These 11 new provinces are Aflou, Barika, Ksar Chellala, Messaad, Aïn Oussera, Boussaâda, El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh, El Kantara, Bir El Ater, Ksar El Boukhari, and El Aricha. They were created at the expense of the former provinces of Laghouat, Batna, Tiaret, Djelfa, M'sila, El Bayadh, Biskra, Bouira, Médéa, and Tlemcen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

List

File:Provinces of Algeria.svg
Algeria's previous 58 provinces, updated per Law N° 19-12, December 11, 2019.

By 1984 the number of Algerian provinces was fixed at 48 and established the list of municipalities or "communes" attached to each province. In 2019, 10 new provinces were added.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The province numbers are the first 31 provinces (see the second section) in Arabic alphabetical order, after the adding of 17 more provinces in 1983 and 10 more in 2019, the old numbering was kept and the 27 provinces created since 1984 have been assigned codes from 32 to 58, in Arabic alphabetical order.

The following table presents the list of provinces, showing for each its numerical code, its name (which is in every case the same as the name of the capital city of the province), the number of districts ("dairas"), the number of municipalities, its area, and its population.

Map Code Province Arabic name Number of
districts 		Number of
municipalities 		Area Population
(2008<ref>Office National des Statistiques, Population par sexe, âge et Wilaya Template:Webarchive. Consulted on 02/02/2016.</ref>) 		Density (2008)
km2 sq mi per km2 per sq mi
File:DZ-01 (2019).svg 01 Adrar {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 6 16 Template:Convert 261,258 Template:Convert
File:DZ-02 (2019).svg 02 Chlef {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 13 35 Template:Convert 1,002,088 Template:Convert
File:DZ-03 (2019).svg 03 Laghouat {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 10 24 Template:Convert 455,602 Template:Convert
File:DZ-04 (2019).svg 04 Oum El Bouaghi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 12 29 Template:Convert 621,612 Template:Convert
File:DZ-05 (2019).svg 05 Batna {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 21 61 Template:Convert 1,119,791 Template:Convert
File:DZ-06 (2019).svg 06 Béjaïa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 19 52 Template:Convert 912,577 Template:Convert
File:DZ-07 (2019).svg 07 Biskra {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 10 27 Template:Convert 547,137 Template:Convert
File:DZ-08 (2019).svg 08 Béchar {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 6 11 Template:Convert 219,898 Template:Convert
File:DZ-09 (2019).svg 09 Blida {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 10 25 Template:Convert 1,002,937 Template:Convert
File:DZ-10 (2019).svg 10 Bouïra {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 12 45 Template:Convert 695,583 Template:Convert
File:DZ-11 (2019).svg 11 Tamanrasset {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 3 5 Template:Convert 115,043 Template:Convert
File:DZ-12 (2019).svg 12 Tébessa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 12 28 Template:Convert 648,703 Template:Convert
File:DZ-13 (2019).svg 13 Tlemcen {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 20 54 Template:Convert 949,135 Template:Convert
File:DZ-14 (2019).svg 14 Tiaret {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 14 42 Template:Convert 846,823 Template:Convert
File:DZ-15 (2019).svg 15 Tizi Ouzou {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 21 67 Template:Convert 1,127,608 Template:Convert
File:DZ-16 (2019).svg 16 Algiers {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 13 57 Template:Convert 2,988,145 Template:Convert
File:DZ-17 (2019).svg 17 Djelfa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 12 36 Template:Convert 1,092,184 Template:Convert
File:DZ-18 (2019).svg 18 Jijel {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 11 28 Template:Convert 636,948 Template:Convert
File:DZ-19 (2019).svg 19 Sétif {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 20 60 Template:Convert 1,489,979 Template:Convert
File:DZ-20 (2019).svg 20 Saïda {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 6 16 Template:Convert 330,641 Template:Convert
File:DZ-21 (2019).svg 21 Skikda {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 13 38 Template:Convert 898,680 Template:Convert
File:DZ-22 (2019).svg 22 Sidi Bel Abbès {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 15 52 Template:Convert 604,744 Template:Convert
File:DZ-23 (2019).svg 23 Annaba {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 6 12 Template:Convert 609,499 Template:Convert
File:DZ-24 (2019).svg 24 Guelma {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 10 34 Template:Convert 482,430 Template:Convert
File:DZ-25 (2019).svg 25 Constantine {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 6 12 Template:Convert 938,475 Template:Convert
File:DZ-26 (2019).svg 26 Médéa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 19 64 Template:Convert 819,932 Template:Convert
File:DZ-27 (2019).svg 27 Mostaganem {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 10 32 Template:Convert 737,118 Template:Convert
File:DZ-28 (2019).svg 28 M'Sila {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 15 47 Template:Convert 990,591 Template:Convert
File:DZ-29 (2019).svg 29 Mascara {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 16 47 Template:Convert 784,073 Template:Convert
File:DZ-30 (2019).svg 30 Ouargla {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 6 10 Template:Convert 311,337 Template:Convert
File:DZ-31 (2019).svg 31 Oran {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 9 26 Template:Convert 1,584,607 Template:Convert
File:DZ-32 (2019).svg 32 El Bayadh {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 8 22 Template:Convert 228,624 Template:Convert
File:DZ-33 (2019).svg 33 Illizi {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 2 4 Template:Convert 34,715 Template:Convert
File:DZ-34 (2019).svg 34 Bordj Bou Arréridj {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 10 34 Template:Convert 628,475 Template:Convert
File:DZ-35 (2019).svg 35 Boumerdès {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 9 32 Template:Convert 802,083 Template:Convert
File:DZ-36 (2019).svg 36 El Tarf {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 7 24 Template:Convert 408,414 Template:Convert
File:DZ-37 (2019).svg 37 Tindouf {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 1 2 Template:Convert 49,149 Template:Convert
File:DZ-38 (2019).svg 38 Tissemsilt {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 8 22 Template:Convert 294,476 Template:Convert
File:DZ-39 (2019).svg 39 El Oued {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 10 22 Template:Convert 647,548 Template:Convert
File:DZ-40 (2019).svg 40 Khenchela {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 8 21 Template:Convert 386,683 Template:Convert
File:DZ-41 (2019).svg 41 Souk Ahras {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 10 26 Template:Convert 438,127 Template:Convert
File:DZ-42 (2019).svg 42 Tipaza {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 10 28 Template:Convert 591,010 Template:Convert
File:DZ-43 (2019).svg 43 Mila {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 13 32 Template:Convert 766,886 Template:Convert
File:DZ-44 (2019).svg 44 Aïn Defla {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 14 36 Template:Convert 766,013 Template:Convert
File:DZ-45 (2019).svg 45 Naâma {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 7 12 Template:Convert 192,891 Template:Convert
File:DZ-46 (2019).svg 46 Aïn Témouchent {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 8 28 Template:Convert 371,239 Template:Convert
File:DZ-47 (2019).svg 47 Ghardaïa {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 7 9 Template:Convert 306,322 Template:Convert
File:DZ-48 (2019).svg 48 Relizane {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 13 38 Template:Convert 726,180 Template:Convert
File:DZ-49 (2019).svg 49 Timimoun {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 4 10 Template:Convert 122,019 Template:Convert
File:DZ-50 (2019).svg 50 Bordj Badji Mokhtar {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 1 2 Template:Convert 16,437 Template:Convert
File:DZ-51 (2019).svg 51 Ouled Djellal {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 2 6 Template:Convert 174,219 Template:Convert
File:DZ-52 (2019).svg 52 Béni Abbès {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 6 10 Template:Convert 50,163 Template:Convert
File:DZ-53 (2019).svg 53 Ain Salah {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 2 3 Template:Convert 50,392 Template:Convert
File:DZ-54 (2019).svg 54 Ain Guezzam {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 2 2 Template:Convert 11,202 Template:Convert
File:DZ-55 (2019).svg 55 Touggourt {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 4 11 Template:Convert 247,221 Template:Convert
File:DZ-56 (2019).svg 56 Djanet {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 1 2 Template:Convert 17,618 Template:Convert
File:DZ-57 (2019).svg 57 El M'Ghair {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 2 8 Template:Convert 162,267 Template:Convert
File:DZ-58 (2019).svg 58 El Menia {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} 2 4 Template:Convert 57,276 Template:Convert
Total 547 1541 Template:Convert 34,080,030 Template:Convert

Since 2019

On 26 November 2019, the Cabinet of Algeria passed a bill to add 10 more provinces, by splitting some of the larger provinces in the south of Algeria into smaller ones.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Thus, the following provinces have been added on December 18, 2019:

1984–2019

Map of the provinces of Algeria numbered according to the official order.
Map of the provinces of Algeria numbered according to the official order.

In 1984 17 new provinces were added. These provinces included:

  1. El Bayadh
  2. Illizi
  3. Bordj Bou Arréridj
  4. Boumerdès
  5. El Taref
  6. Tindouf
  7. Tissemsilt
  8. El Oued
  9. Khenchela
  10. Souk Ahras
  11. Tipaza
  12. Mila
  13. Aïn Defla
  14. Naâma
  15. Aïn Témouchent
  16. Ghardaïa
  17. Relizane

1974–1983

File:Provinces of Algeria (1974-1983).svg

The 15 departments were reorganized to form 31 provinces: Template:Columns-list

1957–1974

File:Map showing the Départements of Algeria from 1962-1968 and 1968-1974.svg

Immediately after independence, Algeria retained its 15 former French départements, which were renamed wilayas (provinces) in 1968, for the most part, with some name changes:

  • 8A-El Wahat (Currently Ouargla, formerly Oasis)
  • 8B-Saoura (Currently Béchar)
  • 9A-Alger (Algiers)
  • 9B-Batna
  • 9C-Annaba (Formerly Bône, English: Bona)
  • 9D-Constantine
  • 9E-Médéa
  • 9F-Mostaganem
  • 9G-Oran
  • 9H-Orléansville (Then El Asnam, now Chlef)
  • 9J-Sétif
  • 9K-Tiaret
  • 9L-Tizi-Ouzou
  • 9M-Tlemcen
  • 9R-Saïda

1954–1962

During the Algerian War of Independence, the FLN adopted an organizational system divided by 6 numbered wilayas:

  1. Aurès
  2. Constantine
  3. Kabylie
  4. Algiers
  5. Oran
  6. Sahara

See also

References

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