Batna Province

Batna Province
باتنة ، "باثنت" بالشاوية
The headquarters of the wilaya of Batna.
The headquarters of the wilaya of Batna.
Map of Algeria highlighting Batna
Map of Algeria highlighting Batna
Coordinates: 35°47′N 06°03′E / 35.783°N 6.050°E / 35.783; 6.050
Country Algeria
CapitalBatna, Algeria
Government
 • PPA presidentMr. Soltani El Arbi (FLN)
 • WāliMr. Bouazgui Abdelkader
Area
 • Total
12,192 km2 (4,707 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total
1,128,030
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 33
ISO 3166 codeDZ-05
Districts21
Municipalities61
WebsiteWilaya-batna.gov.dz
The headquarters of the wilaya of Batna City.

Batna Province (Arabic: ولاية باتنة, Wilāyat Bātnah) is a province of Algeria, in the region of Aurès. The capital is Batna. Localities in this province include N'Gaous, Merouana and Timgad. Belezma National Park is in the Belezma Range area of the province.

  1. ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.