Algiers Province
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Algiers Province ولاية الجزائر |
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| Province | |
 Map of Algeria highlighting Algiers |
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| Coordinates: 36°42′N 3°13′E / 36.700°N 3.217°ECoordinates: 36°42′N 3°13′E / 36.700°N 3.217°E | |
| Country |
 Algeria
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| Capital | Algiers |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | Mr. Mohamed Zaïm (FLN) |
| • Wāli | Mr. Mohamed Kebir Addou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 2,988,145 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 21 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-16 |
| Districts | 13 |
| Municipalities | 57 |
Algiers (Arabic: ولاية الجزائر Wilāyat al-Jazāʼir) is a province (wilayah) in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is adopted from the old French département of Algiers and has a population of about 3 million. It is the smallest and most densely populated province of Algeria.
Algiers province is divided into 13 districts and 57 communes or municipalities.
The districts, listed according to official numbering (from west to east), are:
1. Zéralda
2. Chéraga
3. Draria
4. Bir Mourad Raïs
5. Birtouta
6. Bouzaréah
7. Bab El Oued
8. Sidi M'Hamed
9. Hussein Dey
10. El Harrach
11. Baraki
12. Dar El Beïda
13. Rouïba
The communes, listed alphabetically, are:
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