Skikda Province

Skikda Province
ولاية سكيكدة
Nickname: 
Strawberry Capital
Map of Algeria highlighting Skikda
Map of Algeria highlighting Skikda
Coordinates: 36°52′N 6°54′E / 36.867°N 6.900°E / 36.867; 6.900
Country Algeria
CapitalSkikda
Area
 • Total
4,026 km2 (1,554 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
1,109,355
 • Density280/km2 (710/sq mi)
DemonymSkikdish or Skikdian
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 38
ISO 3166 codeDZ-21
Districts13
Municipalities38

Skikda (Arabic: ولاية سكيكدة) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria, on its eastern Mediterranean coastline.

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