Tébessa Province

Tébessa Province
ولاية تبسة
Map of Algeria highlighting the Province of Tébessa
Province Code	12
Area Code	+213 (0) 37
Administration
Capital	Tébessa
Districts	12
Municipalities	28
Basic statistics
Area	14,227 km² (5,493 sq mi)
Population	657,227[1] (2008)
Density	46.2/km² (119.6/sq mi)

Tébessa (Arabic: ولاية تبسة‎) is a wilaya of Algeria. Tébessa is also the name of the capital, which in ancient times it was known as Theveste. Another important city is El Ouenza.

Administrative divisions

It is made up of 12 districts and 28 municipalities. The districts are:

• Bir El Ater
• Bir Mokadem
• Cheria
• El Aouïnet
• El Kouif
• El Ma Labiodh
• El Ogla
• Morsott
• Negrine
• Ouenza
• Oum Ali
• Tébessa

Communes

• Aïn Zerga
• Bir el-Ater
• Bir El Mokadem
• Boukhadra
• Boulhaf Dir
• Cheria
• El Aouinet
• El Kouif
• El Ma El Biodh
• El Meridj
• El Mezerra
• El Ogla el Malha
• El Ogla
• Ferkane
• Guorriguer
• Hammamet
• Lahouidjbet
• Morsott
• Negrine
• Ouenza
• Oum Ali
• Safsaf El Ouesra
• Stah Guentis
• Tébessa
• Tlidjene

References

1. ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.

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