Chlef Province
ولاية الشلف | |
|---|---|
 The coast of Chlef Province | |
.svg) Map of Algeria highlighting Chlef | |
| Coordinates: 36°10′N 01°20′E / 36.167°N 1.333°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Capital | Chlef |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | Mohamed Meheni (FLN) |
| • Wāli | Mr. Lakhdar Sedas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,975 km2 (1,921 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,013,718 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 27 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-02 |
| Districts | 13 |
| Municipalities | 35 |
| Website | wilaya-chlef.com |
Chlef (Arabic: ولاية الشلف, Berber: ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵛⵍⴻⴼ) (formerly known as El Asnam) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria. Its capital and biggest city is Chlef. It is the 8th most populous province in the country, having just over 1 million inhabitants.
Chlef Province is an important agricultural region, as it is located on the plain of the Middle Chelif Basin and has access to an abundance of water resources. 65.43% of the province is dedicated to agriculture. Other notable industries in the province include breeding, glass production, and plastic processing.[2] As well as these industries, Chlef Province is also home to two dams.
Being located in the Atlas Mountains, Chlef also has a sizeable seismic risk, being struck by a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in 1954 and a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in 1980.[3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Chlef - Annuaire des Entreprises Algériennes El Mouchir". elmouchir.caci.dz. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ Tebbal, F. "Recommendations for the Regional Planning of the Province of Chlef (El Asnam) after Regional Risk Analysis" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-04-14.