Algiers Province
Algiers Province
ولاية الجزائر | |
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Map of Algeria highlighting Algiers | |
| Coordinates: 36°42′N 3°13′E / 36.700°N 3.217°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Capital | Algiers |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | Mohamed El-Habib Benboulaid (FLN) |
| • Wāli | Youcef Charfa (since 2020) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 7,796,923 |
| • Density | 6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 21 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-16 |
| Districts | 13 |
| Municipalities | 57 |
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Algiers Province (Arabic: ولاية الجزائر, Wilāyat al-Jazāʼir, [wilaːja ald͡ʒazaːʔir]; French: wilaya d'Alger) is a province (wilayah) in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is adopted from the old French department of Algiers and has a population of about 8 million. It is the most densely populated province of Algeria, and also the smallest by area.
In 1984, Boumerdès Province and Tipaza Province were carved out of its territory.