El Taref Province

El Taref (Arabic: ولاية الطارف) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria, with a population of 481136 inhabitants in 2019. El Kala is a port town in this province. El Taref is the capital city. El Kala, a port town in this province, is home to El Kala National Park and, Lake Mellah.

El Taref Province ولاية الطارف
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting El Taref
Coordinates: 36°46′N 8°19′E
Country	Algeria
Capital	El Taref
Area
• Total	3,339 km2 (1,289 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	481,136
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 38
ISO 3166 code	DZ-36
Districts	7
Municipalities	24

History

The province was created from parts of Annaba Province and Guelma Province in 1984.

Administrative divisions

It is made up of 7 districts, divided into 24 municipalities.

Districts

1. Ben M'Hidi
2. Besbes
3. Bouhadjar
4. Boutheldja
5. Dréan
6. El Kala
7. El Taref

Communes

1. Aïn El Assel
2. Aïn Kerma
3. Asfour
4. Ben Mehdi
5. Béni Amar
6. Berrihane
7. Besbes
8. Bougous
9. Bouhadjar
10. Bouteldja
11. Chebaita Mokhtar
12. Cheffia
13. Chihani
14. Dréan
15. El Aioun, Taref
16. Echatt
17. El Kala
18. El Taref
19. Hammam Béni Salah
20. Lac des Oiseaux
21. Oued Zitoun
22. Raml Souk
23. Souarekh
24. Zerizer
25. Zitouna