Constantine Province

Constantine (Arabic: ولاية قسنطينة) is one of the 58 provinces (wilayas) of Algeria, whose capital is the city of the same name, with 1 291 575 inhabitants, with a density of 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)

Constantine Province ولاية قسنطينة ⴰⵝⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵇⵙⴻⵏⵟⵉⵏⴰ
Province
Nickname:  City Of Bridges
Map of Algeria highlighting Constantine
Map of the 6 districts of Constantine
Coordinates: 36°21′N 6°36′E
Country	Algeria
Capital	Constantine
Government
• PPA president	A.Chibane
Area
• Total	2,187 km2 (844 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	1,012,643
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Constantinian
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 31
ISO 3166 code	DZ-25
Districts	6
Municipalities	12

History

In 1984 Mila Province was carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 6 districts or daïra, which are subdivided into 12 communes or municipalities.^[2]

List of districts

District	Number of municipalities	Municipalities	Area (km2)	Population (hab.)
Constantine	1	Constantine	231.63	462,374
El Khroub	3	El Khroub • Aïn Smara • Ouled Rahmoune	610.70	248,160
Aïn Abid	2	Aïn Abid • Ibn Badis	634.22	51,478
Zighoud Youcef	2	Zighoud Youcef • Beni Hamiden	367.97	48,432
Hamma Bouziane	2	Hamma Bouziane • Didouche Mourad	186.88	128,867
Ibn Ziad	2	Ibn Ziad • Messaoud Boudjeriou	257.37	30,623