Relizane Province

Relizane Province ولاية غليزان
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Relizane
Coordinates: 35°44′N 0°33′E / 35.733°N 0.550°E / 35.733; 0.550
Country	Algeria
Capital	Relizane
Government
• PPA president	Mr. Benaouda Bettayeb (RND)
• Wāli	Mr. Boukarabila Djelloul
Area
• Total	4,870 km2 (1,880 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	733,060
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 46
ISO 3166 code	DZ-48
Districts	13
Municipalities	38

Relizane (Arabic: ولاية غليزان) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. Relizane is the capital. Other localities include Bendaoud, Bouzegza, Hamri, Kalaa, Mazouna and Zemmoura. The Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 4 January 1998 happened in Relizane.

History

The province was created from Mostaganem Province in 1984.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 13 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 38 communes or municipalities.

Districts (daïras)

Communes

References

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1. ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.