Tissemsilt Province

Tissemsilt (Arabic: ولاية تسمسيلت‎) is the 38th province of Algeria with the capital being Tissemsilt. Théniet El Haâd National Park is located there.

Tissemsilt Province ولاية تسمسيلت
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Tissemsilt
Coordinates: 35°36′N 1°49′E
Country	Algeria
Capital	Tissemsilt
Area
• Total	3,152 km^2 (1,217 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	296,366
• Density	94/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 46
ISO 3166 code	DZ-38
Districts	8
Municipalities	22

History

The province was created from parts of Alger Province and Tiaret Province in 1984.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 8 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 22 communes or municipalities.

Districts

Districts Of Tissemsilt Province

1. Ammari
2. Bordj Bou Naâma
3. Bordj Emir Abdelkader
4. Khémisti
5. Lardjem
6. Lazharia
7. Théniet El Had
8. Tissemsilt

Communes

Communes Of Tissemsilt Province

1. Ammari
2. Beni Chaib
3. Beni Lahcene
4. Bordj Bou Naama
5. Bordj El Emir Abdelkader
6. Boucaid
7. Khemisti
8. Laayoune (Layoune)
9. Larbaa
10. Lardjem
11. Lazharia
12. Maacem
13. Melaab
14. Ouled Bessem
15. Sidi Abed
16. Sidi Boutouchent
17. Sidi Lantri
18. Sidi Slimane
19. Tamalaht
20. Théniet El Had
21. Tissemsilt
22. Youssoufia (El Youssoufia)

References

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.