Béjaïa Province
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Béjaïa (Kabyle
Kabyle language
Kabyle or Kabylian is a Berber language spoken by the Kabyle people north and northeast of Algeria. Estimates about the number of speakers range from 5 million to about 7 million speakers worldwide, the majority in Algeria.-Classification:The classification of Kabyle is Afro-Asiatic, Berber and...

 : Vgaiet) is a province of Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

. The capital city is Béjaïa
Béjaïa
Béjaïa, Vgaiet or Bejaya is a Mediterranean port city on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province, Kabylia. Under French rule, it was formerly known under various European names, such as Budschaja in German, Bugia in Italian, and Bougie...

. Gouraya National Park
Gouraya National Park
The national park of Gouraya ' is one of the coastal national parks of Algeria. It is located in Béjaïa Province, near the town of Sidi Touati.The park is located 30 kilometers north-east of Jijel...

 is there. A population of the endangered primate
Primate
A primate is a mammal of the order Primates , which contains prosimians and simians. Primates arose from ancestors that lived in the trees of tropical forests; many primate characteristics represent adaptations to life in this challenging three-dimensional environment...

, Barbary Macaque
Barbary Macaque
The Barbary Macaque , or Common macaque, is a macaque with no tail. Found in the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco with a small population, of unknown origin, in Gibraltar, the Barbary Macaque is one of the best-known Old World monkey species. Besides humans, they are the only primates that...

 is found within this the province's Gouraya National Park; this canid has a severely restricted and disjunctive range
Disjunctive population
A disjunctive population, in ecology, is a colony of plants or animals, whose geographical locus is severed from the continuous range of the bulk of the species distribution. Although a disjunctive population may sometimes occur on an island, which creates physical separation via water, a large...

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Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 19 districts
Districts of Algeria
The provinces of Algeria are divided into 553 districts . The capital of a district is called a district seat...

 (daïra
Daïra
A daïra |circle]]; plural dawaïr) is an administrative division of a wilaya in Algeria and in Western Sahara. Another transliteration of the word is Daerah.*Daïra of Algeria*Daïra of Western Sahara-See also:* Provinces of Algeria...

s
), which are further divided into 52 communes
Communes of Algeria
This is a list of all communes in the North African country of Algeria. Currently, there are 1,541 communes in the country. The population data is from June 25, 1998.-See also:* List of cities in Algeria* List of postal codes of Algerian cities...

 or municipalities.

Districts

  1. Adekar
    Adekar District
    Adekar District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  2. Akbou
    Akbou District
    Akbou District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  3. Amizour
    Amizour District
    Amizour District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  4. Aokas
    Aokas District
    Aokas District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  5. Barbacha
    Barbacha District
    Barbacha District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  6. Béjaïa
    Béjaïa District
    Béjaïa District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  7. Béni Maouche
    Béni Maouche District
    Béni Maouche District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  8. Chemini
    Chemini District
    Chemini District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  9. Darguina
    Darguina District
    Darguina District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  10. El Kseur
    El Kseur District
    El Kseur District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  11. Ifri-Ouzellaguen
    Ifri-Ouzellaguen District
    Ifri-Ouzellaguen District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  12. Ighil Ali
    Ighil Ali District
    Ighil Ali District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  13. Kherrata
    Kherrata District
    Kherrata District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  14. Seddouk
    Seddouk District
    Seddouk District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  15. Sidi Aïch
    Sidi Aïch District
    Sidi Aïch District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  16. Souk El Tenine
    Souk El Tenine District
    Souk El Tenine District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  17. Tazmalt
    Tazmalt District
    Tazmalt District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  18. Tichy
    Tichy District
    Tichy District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....

  19. Timezrit
    Timezrit District
    Timezrit District is a district of Béjaïa Province, Algeria....



Communes

  1. Adekar
    Adekar
    Adekar is a town and municipality in northern Algeria. It contains the settlements of Adekar, Ali-Thoum, Tizi Lqarne, Djebla, Kebouche, Tizi Ougueni, Ighil Laqrun, Timri Mahmoud, Mechnouh, Ikhetaben, Halafa, Thighzert, Thimri Mahmoud, Thazrut, Hanguedh, Ait Malek, Hriz, Kiria, Ait Yahia Youcef,...

  2. Aït-Rizine
  3. Aït-Smail
  4. Akbou
    Akbou
    Akbou,Aqvu is a town in northern Algeria in Béjaïa Province. It is a growing city with a population of 52,300 in 2008. This is a number approximately 20,000 more than what was recorded in 1998.-History:...

  5. Akfadou
    Akfadou
    Akfadou is a town in northern Algeria in the Béjaïa Province. Alternatively the town and its local area are known as Agfadou. This locale is noted for its local population of Barbary Macaques, Macaca sylvanus. Notable features in the area include Gouraya National Park.-References:* C. Michael Hogan...

  6. Amalou
  7. Amizour
    Amizour
    Amizour is a town in northern Algeria....

  8. Aokas
    Aokas
    Aokas is a coastal town in Béjaïa District in Béjaïa Province of northern Algeria, located 25 kilometres from the provincial capital city of Béjaïa .The commune of Aokas was created by decree of October 2, 1869. It covered an area of 2,202 hectares and had a population of 2,245 inhabitants in 1931....

  9. Barbacha
    Barbacha
    Barbacha is a town in northern Algeria....

  10. Béjaïa
    Béjaïa
    Béjaïa, Vgaiet or Bejaya is a Mediterranean port city on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province, Kabylia. Under French rule, it was formerly known under various European names, such as Budschaja in German, Bugia in Italian, and Bougie...

  11. Beni Djellil
  12. Beni Ksila
    Beni Ksila
    Beni Ksila is a town in northern Algeria....

  13. Beni Maouche
    Beni Maouche
    Beni Maouche is a town in northern Algeria....

  14. Beni Mellikeche
    Beni Mellikeche
    At Mlikec is a town and commune in northern Algeria....

  15. Boudjellil
    Boudjellil
    Boudjellil is a town in northern Algeria....

  16. Bouhamza
  17. Boukhelifa
    Boukhelifa
    Boukhelifa is a town in northern Algeria....

  18. Chelata
  19. Chemini
    Chemini
    Chemini is a town in northern Algeria, in the province of Béjaïa....

  20. Darguina
    Darguina
    Darguina is a town in northern Algeria....

  21. Draâ El-Kaïd
    Draâ El-Kaïd
    Draâ El-Kaïd is a town in northern Algeria....

  22. El-Flaye
  23. El-Kseur
    El-Kseur
    - History :In Roman times, El Kseur was known as Tubusuptu. It was a Roman colony founded by Augustus for military veterans. Economically, the colony was known for its olive oil. Today, Roman ruins include baths, which are well preserved....

  24. Feraoun
    Feraoun
    Feraoun is a town in northern Algeria....

  25. Ifenain Ilmathen
    Ifenain Ilmathen
    Ifenain Ilmathen is a town in northern Algeria....

  26. Ighil Ali
  27. Ighram
    Ighram
    Ighram is a town and commune of Kabylie in northern Algeria. The town is locatedon the Soummam, on its left bank. It is located south-west of the wilaya of Bejaia, a distance of more than 70 km from the provincial capital and less than 5 km from Akbou...

  28. Kendira
  29. Kherrata
    Kherrata
    Kherrata is a town in northern Algeria....

  30. Melbou
  31. Oued Ghir
    Oued Ghir
    Oued Ghir is a town in northern Algeria....

  32. Ouzellaguen
    Ouzellaguen
    Ouzellaguen is a town in northern Algeria....

  33. Seddouk
    Seddouk
    Seddouk is a town in northern Algeria....

  34. Semaoune
    Semaoune
    Semaoune is a town in northern Algeria....

  35. Sidi-Aïch
    Sidi-Aïch
    Sidi-Aïch is a town in northern Algeria....

  36. Sidi-Ayad
    Sidi-Ayad
    Sidi-Ayad is a small town in northern Algeria, 3 kilometers from the Soummam River in Béjaïa Province in the Kabylie region. It is made up of four villages and is known for its resistance, with the rest of the region, in the War of Independence...

  37. Sidi-Saïd
  38. Souk El-Thenine
    Souk El-Thenine
    Souk El Ténine is a town in northern Algeria....

  39. Souk-Oufella
    Souk-Oufella
    Souk-Oufella is a town in northern Algeria....

  40. Tala Hamza
    Tala Hamza
    Tala Hamza is a town in northern Algeria....

  41. Tamokra
    Tamokra
    Tamokra is a town in northern Algeria....

  42. Tamridjet
  43. Taourit Ighil
    Taourit Ighil
    Taourit Ighil is a town in northern Algeria....

  44. Taskriout
    Taskriout
    Taskriout is a town in northern Algeria....

  45. Tazmalt
  46. Tinabdher
  47. Tibane
    Tibane
    Tibane is a town in northern Algeria....

  48. Tichy
    Tichy
    Tichy is a town in northern Algeria....

  49. Tifra
    Tifra
    Tifra is a town in northern Algeria....

  50. Timezrit
  51. Tizi N'Berber
    Tizi N'Berber
    Tizi N'Berber is a town in northern Algeria....

  52. Toudja
    Toudja
    Toudja is a town situated to the west of the Algerian city of Béjaïa, in the mountains to the north of the main road from Béjaïa to Tizi Ouzou. The liberal pied noir writer Jules Roy discussed it in his book on the Algerian war of independence....



External links

(Amazigh, Kabyle, French, Arabic) The first website of Bgayet Béjaïa Bougie and his region (Arabic) Official website of Béjaïa Province
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