Djelfa Province

Djelfa Province
ولاية الجلفة
Map of Algeria highlighting Djelfa
Map of Algeria highlighting Djelfa
Coordinates: 34°40′30″N 3°15′30″E / 34.67500°N 3.25833°E / 34.67500; 3.25833
Country Algeria
CapitalDjelfa
Area
 • Total
66,415 km2 (25,643 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total
1,223,223
 • Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 27
ISO 3166 codeDZ-17
Districts12
Municipalities36

Djelfa (Arabic: ولاية الجلفة) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. Its capital is Djelfa. It was first established by the administrative reorganization of 1974, and is home to over 1.2 million inhabitants. Localities in this province include Tadmit, El Khemis, and Selmana.

  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.