List of Algerian Provinces by area
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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...
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| Ranking | Name | Area (km2) | Percentage |
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| 1 | Tamanrasset Province Tamanrasset Province Tamanrasset or Tamanghasset is the largest province in Algeria. It was named after its province seat: Tamanrasset. The Province has two national parks, more than any other in Algeria. They are: Tassili n'Ajjer National Park and Ahaggar National Park... |
557 906 km2 | 23,42 % |
| 2 | Adrar Province Adrar Province Adrar is a province in southwestern Algeria, named after its capital Adrar. It is the second-largest province, with an area of 427,368 km²... |
427 368 km2 | 17,94 % |
| 3 | Illizi Province Illizi Province Illizi is a province in the south-eastern corner of Algeria named after its eponymous seat.It borders Libya to the east, Ouargla Province to the north and, Tamanghasset Province to the east and south.-Administrative divisions:... |
284 618 km2 | 11,94 % |
| 4 | Ouargla Province Ouargla Province Ouargla or Warqla is a province in eastern Algeria. Its capital is Ouargla. Other localities include Temacine, Touggourt, and Hassi Messaoud. It contains the Issaouane Erg desert.-History:... |
211 980 km2 | 8,90 % |
| 5 | Béchar Province Béchar Province Béchar is a province in Algeria, named after its capital Béchar.The greater part of the province is uninhabitable sand dune fields , in particular the Great Western Erg and the Erg Er Raoui, or dry plains suitable for grazing but with insufficient surface water to support agriculture... |
162 200 km2 | 6,81 % |
| 6 | Tindouf Province Tindouf Province Tindouf, also written Tinduf, is the westernmost province of Algeria, having a population of 58,193 as of the 2008 census. Despite the barren landscape, Tindouf is a resource-rich province, with important quantities of iron ore located in the Gara Djebilet area close to the border with Mali... |
159 000 km2 | 6,68 % |
| 7 | Ghardaïa Province Ghardaïa Province Ghardaïa is a province in eastern Algeria, named after its capital Ghardaïa. The M'Zab Valley, located there, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.-Administrative divisions:... |
86 105 km2 | 3,61 % |
| 8 | El Bayadh Province El Bayadh Province El Bayadh is a province in Algeria, named after its capital El Bayadh.-Administrative divisions:The province is divided into 8 districts, which are further divided into 22 communes or municipalities.-Districts:# Boualem# Bougtob... |
78 870 km2 | 3,31 % |
| 9 | Djelfa Province Djelfa Province Djelfa is a province of Algeria. Its capital is Djelfa.It was first established by the administrative reorganization of 1974, and is home to over 1.2 million inhabitants... |
66 415 km2 | 2,79 % |
| 10 | El Oued Province El Oued Province El Oued is a Saharan province of Algeria dominated by Oued Souf. It was named after its eponymous capital. Notable towns include El Oued itself and Guemar, Debila, and Robbah.-Administrative division:... |
54 573 km2 | 2,29 % |
| 11 | Naâma Province Naâma Province Naâma is a province of Algeria named after its provincial seat, the town of Naâma. There is an airport in Mécheria; and a big sabkha.-Administrative divisions:... |
29 950 km2 | 1,26 % |
| 12 | Laghouat Province Laghouat Province Laghouat is a province in central Algeria. The name means "the oases". The capital is Laghouat. Other localities include Aflou, Ain Madhi, Kourdane and Makhareg.-Administrative division:... |
25 057 km2 | 1,05 % |
| 13 | Biskra Province Biskra Province Biskra is a province of Algeria. The capital city is Biskra. Tolga is one of the famous daïras of this wilaya. Other localities include Lichoua, Sidi Okba, Sidi Khaled, El-Kantara and Ouled Djellal.- Administrative division :... |
20 986 km2 | 0,88 % |
| 14 | Tiaret Province Tiaret Province Tiaret is a province of Algeria. The capital is Tiaret.-Administrative division:The province is divided into 14 districts , which are further divided into 42 communes or municipalities.-Districts:# Aïn Deheb# Aïn Kermes... |
20 673 km2 | 0,87 % |
| 15 | M'Sila Province M'Sila Province M'Sila is a province of northern Algeria. It has a population of 1 million people and an area of 18,718 km², while its capital, also called M'sila, home to M'Sila University, has a population of about 100,000. Some localities in this wilaya are Bou Saada and Maadid. Chott El Hodna, a salt... |
18 718 km2 | 0,79 % |
| 16 | Tébessa Province Tébessa Province Tébessa is a province 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.Tebessa is located only 20 kilometers west from Tunisia border.... |
14 227 km2 | 0,60 % |
| 17 | Batna Province Batna Province Batna is a wilaya of Algeria. Capital is Batna. Localities in this province include Barika, Merouana and Timgad. Belezma National Park is there.- Administrative divisions :It is made up of 22 districts and 61 municipalities.The districts are:... |
12 192 km2 | 0,51 % |
| 18 | Khenchela Province Khenchela Province -Administrative division:The province is divided into 8 districts, which are further divided into 21 communes or municipalities.-Districts:# Khenchela, as a district and capital# Aïn Touila, located northeastern of capital... |
9 811 km2 | 0,41 % |
| 19 | Mila Province Mila Province Mila is a province of Algeria, whose capital is Mila. Other localities include Telerghma, Grarem Gouga, Hamala and Rouached.-Administrative divisions:... |
9 375 km2 | 0,39 % |
| 20 | Sidi Bel Abbès Province Sidi Bel Abbès Province Sidi Bel Abbès is one of the provinces of Algeria. Its name is derived from the name of its capital, the city of Sidi Bel Abbès. It is situated in the northwestern part of the country.-Administrative divisions:... |
9 150 km2 | 0,38 % |
| 21 | Tlemcen Province Tlemcen Province Tlemcen is a province in northwestern Algeria. The Tlemcen National Park is located there.-Administrative divisions:The province is divided into 20 districts , which are further divided into 53 communes or municipalities.... |
9 061 km2 | 0,38 % |
| 22 | Médéa Province Médéa Province Médéa is a province of Algeria. The capital is Médéa.-Administrative divisions:The province is divided into 19 districts , which are further divided into 64 communes or municipalities.-Districts:# Aïn Boucif# Aziz... |
8 866 km2 | 0,37 % |
| 23 | Oum El Bouaghi Province Oum El Bouaghi Province Oum El Bouaghi or Oum el-Bouaghi is a province of Algeria. The capital is Oum el-Bouaghi, which was named Can Robert , Sidi R'Ghis a few years later, and Oum El Bouaghi before independence.... |
7 638 km2 | 0,32 % |
| 24 | Saïda Province Saïda Province Saïda is a province of Algeria, named after its capital.-Administrative divisions:The province is divided into 6 districts , which are further divided into 16 communes or municipalities.-Districts:# Aïn El Hadjar... |
6 764 km2 | 0,28 % |
| 25 | Sétif Province Sétif Province Sétif Province is a province in north-eastern Algeria. Its capital and largest city is Sétif, the next largest city is El Eulma. There is also the World Heritage Site of Djémila there.-Administrative divisions:... |
6 504 km2 | 0,27 % |
| 26 | Mascara Province Mascara Province Mascara is a province in Algeria. There was an earthquake in Mascara City on 18 August 1994 - 5.6 on the Richter scale - which killed 171 people. It was named after its capital, whose name means "military garrison" in Arabic, and which is unrelated to "Mascara", the cosmetic... |
5 941 km2 | 0,24 % |
| 27 | Aïn Defla Province Aïn Defla Province Aïn Defla is a wilaya in northern Algeria. It is located to the southwest of Algiers, the capital. Localities in Ain Delfa include Miliana, Hammam Righa, and Aïn Torki.-Administrative divisions:... |
4 897 km2 | 0,21 % |
| 28 | Relizane Province Relizane Province Relizane is a province of Algeria. Relizane is the capital. Other localities include Bendaoud, Bouzegza, Hamri, Kalaa, Mazouna and Zemmoura.-Administrative divisions:... |
4 870 km2 | 0,20 % |
| 29 | Chlef Province Chlef Province Chlef is a province in Algeria, and has about 1 million inhabitants. Its capital is Chlef. Another locality is Ténès, on the Mediterranean Sea.-Administrative divisions:... |
4 791 km2 | 0,20 % |
| 30 | Souk Ahras Province Souk Ahras Province Souk Ahras is a province in Algeria, named after its capital, Souk Ahras. It stands on the border between Algeria and Tunisia.- Geography :Souk Ahras is situated in the extreme north east of Algeria, it is 4360 km².... |
4 541 km2 | 0,19 % |
| 31 | Bouira Province Bouira Province -Administrative divisions:It is made up of 12 districts and 45 communes or municipalities.-Districts:# Aïn Bessem# Bechloul# Bir Ghbalou# Bordj Okhriss# Bouïra# El Hachimia# Haïzer# Kadiria# Lakhdaria# M'Chedellah# Souk El Khemis... |
4 439 km2 | 0,19 % |
| 32 | Bordj Bou Arreridj Province Bordj Bou Arréridj Province Bordj Bou Arréridj is a province and in the east Algeria around 200 km away from the capital Algiers. It is notable for its many electronic industries . Its capital is Bordj Bou Arreridj... |
4 115 km2 | 0,17 % |
| 33 | Guelma Province Guelma Province Guelma Province is a province in eastern Algeria. Its namesake is its seat and most populous municipality: Guelma.-History:Its civilians suffered heavy casualties during the 1945 Sétif massacre by the French Army. The province itself was established on 1974. Before that, it was part of Annaba... |
4 101 km2 | 0,17 % |
| 34 | Skikda Province Skikda Province Skikda is a province of Algeria, on its eastern Mediterranean coastline.-Administrative divisions:The province is divided into 13 districts , which are further divided into 38 communes or municipalities.-Districts:... |
4 026 km2 | 0,17 % |
| 35 | El Tarf Province | 3 339 km2 | 0,14 % |
| 36 | Béjaïa Province Béjaïa Province Béjaïa is a province of Algeria. The capital city is Béjaïa. Gouraya National Park is there. A population of the endangered primate, Barbary Macaque is found within this the province's Gouraya National Park; this canid has a severely restricted and disjunctive range.-Administrative divisions:The... |
3 268 km2 | 0,14 % |
| 37 | Tissemsilt Province Tissemsilt Province Tissemsilt is the province n° 38 of Algeria with the capital being Tissemsilt. Théniet El Haâd National Park is there.-Administrative divisions:... |
3 152 km2 | 0,13 % |
| 38 | Tizi Ouzou Province Tizi Ouzou Province Tizi Ouzou is a province in Algeria, named after its capital.-Administrative divisions:The province is divided into 21 districts , which are further divided into 67 communes or municipalities.-Districts:# Aïn El Hammam... |
2 958 km2 | 0,12 % |
| 39 | Jijel Province Jijel Province Jijel is a province in Algeria in the eastern Mediterranean cost. The capital is Jijel . Taza National Park is there.-Administrative divisions:... |
2 577 km2 | 0,11 % |
| 40 | Aïn Témouchent Province Aïn Témouchent Province Aïn Témouchent is a province in northwestern Algeria, named after its capital: Aïn Témouchent.-Administrative divisions:It is made up of 8 districts and 28 municipalities.The districts are:# Aïn Kihel# Aïn Larbaâ# Aïn Témouchent... |
2 379 km2 | 0,11 % |
| 41 | Constantine Province Constantine Province Constantine is one of the 48 provinces of Algeria, whose capital is the city of the same name.- Adminsitrative divisions :The province is divided into 6 districts, which are subdivided into 12 communes or municipalities.-Districts:... |
2 187 km2 | 0,09 % |
| 42 | Mostaganem Province Mostaganem Province Mostaganem is a province of Algeria. The capital is Mostaganem. Other localities include Ain Nouissi, Ain Tadles, Tazgait and Stidia.-Administrative divisions:... |
2 175 km2 | 0,09 % |
| 43 | Tipaza Province Tipaza Province Tipaza or Tipasa is a province on the coast of Algeria, Its capital is Tipasa, 50 km west of the capital of Algeria.-Administrative divisions:... |
2 166 km2 | 0,09 % |
| 44 | Oran Province Oran Province Oran is a province in Algeria whose seat is the city of the same name.-Geography:It is located in the northwestern part of the country. Its population is 1,584,607 and it covers a total area of 2,114 km²... |
2 121 km2 | 0,09 % |
| 45 | Boumerdès Province Boumerdès Province Boumerdès is a province of northern Algeria, between Algiers and Tizi-Ouzou, with its capital at the coastal city of Boumerdès just east of Algiers.-Administrative divisions:... |
1 591 km2 | 0,07 % |
| 46 | Blida Province Blida Province Blida is a province in Algeria. Its capital is Blida. The Chréa National Park is situated here.-Administrative divisions:It is made up of 10 districts and 25 municipalities.The districts are:# Blida# Boufarik# Bougara# Bouïnian... |
1 478 km2 | 0,06 % |
| 47 | Annaba Province Annaba Province Annaba is a small province in the north-eastern corner of Algeria. Its capital, Annaba is Algeria's main port for mineral exports.-Administrative divisions:The province is divided into 6 districts and 12 municipalities.The districts are:... |
1 439 km2 | 0,06 % |
| 48 | Algiers Province | 809 km2 | 0,03 % |
| Total | 2 381 741 km2 | 100% | |