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Bouïra (, ) is a
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 ...
('' wilaya'') in the
Kabylie Kabylia or Kabylie (; in Kabyle language, Kabyle: Tamurt n leqbayel; in Tifinagh: ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵍⴻⵇⴱⴰⵢⴻⵍ; ), meaning "Land of the Tribes" is a mountainous coastal region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kaby ...
region (also known as Tazwawa) in
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 ...
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History

The province was created from parts of Médéa (département) and Tizi-Ouzou department in 1974.


Administrative divisions

It is made up of 12
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 45 ''communes'' or municipalities.


Districts

# Aïn Bessem # Bechloul # Bir Ghbalou # Bordj Okhriss # Bouïra # El Hachimia # Haïzer # Kadiria # Lakhdaria # M'Chedellah # Souk El Khemis # Sour El Ghozlane


Communes

# Aïn Bessem # Ahnif # Aghbalou # Aïn El Hadjar # Ahl El Ksar # Ain Laloui # Ath Mansour Taourirt # Aomar # Aïn Turk (Ain el Turc) # Ait Laziz # Bouderbala # Bechloul # Bir Ghbalou # Bouiche # Boukram # Bordj Okhriss # Bouira # Dechmia # Dirrah # Djebahia # El Asnam # El Hakimia # El Hachimia # El Adjiba # El Khabouzia # El Mokrani #
Guerrouma Guerrouma is a town and commune in Bouïra Province, 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 b ...
# Haizer # Hadjera Zerga # Kadiria # Lakhdaria # M'Chedallah # Mezdour # Maala # Maamora # Oued El Berdi # Ouled Rached # Raouraoua # Ridane # Saharidj # Sour El Ghouzlane # Souk El Khemis # Taguedit # Taghzout # Zbarbar


Notable people

* Mohamed Aïchaoui, journalist, militant and martyr


References


External links


Official website
Kabylia Provinces of Algeria States and territories established in 1974 {{Bouira-geo-stub