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Aïn Defla (, is a
wilaya A wilayah ( or ''wilāya'', plural ; Urdu, Pashto and ; ) is an administrative division, usually translated as "state", "province" or occasionally as "governorate". The word comes from the Arabic root "''w-l-y''", "to govern": a ''wāli''—"g ...
(''
province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
'') in northern
Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
. It is located to the southwest of
Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...
, the capital. Localities in Ain Delfa include Aïn Defla, Miliana, El Attaf, Djelida and Djendel.


History

The province was created from Chlef Province in 1984.


Administrative divisions

It is made up of 14
districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...
and 36
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
. The districts are: # Aïn Defla # Aïn Lechiakh # Bathia # Bordj El Amir Khaled # Boumedfaâ # Djendel # Djelida # El Abadia # El Amra # El Attaf # Hammam Righa # Khemis # Miliana # Rouina The municipalities are: # Aïn Bénian # Aïn Bouyahia # Aïn Defla # Aïn Lechiakh # Aïn Soltane # Aïn Torki # Arib # Barbouche # Bathia # Bellas # Ben Allal # Bir Ould Khelifa # Bordj Emir Khaled Chikh # Bouchared # Boumedfaâ # Djelida # Djemaa Ouled # Djendel # El Abadia # El Amra # El Attaf # El Hassania # El Maine # Hammam Righa # Hoceinia # Khemis Miliana # Mekhatria # Miliana # Oued Chorfa # Oued Djemaa # Rouina # Sidi Lakhdar # Tacheta Zougagha # Tarik Ibn Ziad # Tiberkanine # Zeddine


Notable people

* Mohamed Charef (1908-2011), theologian and mufti. *
Mohamed Belhocine Mohamed Belhocine (; born 9 April 1951 in Tizi Ouzou) is an Algerian medical scientist and professor of internal medicine and epidemiology. Training After primary studies in Sidi Lakhdar (formerly known as Lavarande, Aïn Defla Province) and seco ...
(born 1951), Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ain Defla Province Provinces of Algeria States and territories established in 1984