Tipaza Province

Tipaza Province
ولاية تيبازة
City of Tipaza
City of Tipaza
Map of Algeria highlighting Tipaza
Map of Algeria highlighting Tipaza
Coordinates: 36°35′N 2°26′E / 36.583°N 2.433°E / 36.583; 2.433
Country Algeria
CapitalTipaza
Area
 • Total
2,166 km2 (836 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total
617,661
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 24
ISO 3166 codeDZ-42
Districts10
Municipalities28

Tipaza or Tipasa (Arabic: ولاية تيبازة, Tibaza, older Tefessedt) is a province (wilaya) on the coast of Algeria, Its capital is Tipaza, 50 km west of the capital of Algeria, and 70 km east of Mahelma Forest.

  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.