Guelma Province


Guelma Province is a province in eastern Algeria. Its namesake is its seat and most populous municipality: Guelma.

History

Its civilians suffered heavy casualties during the 1945 Sétif massacre by the French Army. The province itself was established in 1974. Before that, it was part of Annaba Province. In 1983, the province lost its south-eastern half in favor of the creation of Souk Ahras Province.

Demographics

It has 429,998 inhabitants as of the 1998 census, one of the lower populations in the country, which gives it 39 seats in the APW, the province's assembly. The population density is. Of these, 54.4% live in urban areas and 87% have access to safe drinking water, lower than the national average of 89%. . Of the active population of the province, 23.3% work in agriculture, 17.9% in constructions, 9.9% in industry, and 48.9% in the services sector. 21.1% of the population is unemployed.

Geography

The territory of the province is mainly composed of arable land or, of which about is irrigated, and the rest is rainfed. In the area surrounding Guelma, around is irrigable, in the area between Oued Zenati and Tamlouka, and around Bouchegouf. Forests cover about 31% of the total area, which equals, composed mainly of Aleppo Pine, Algerian Oak and Cork Oak. Areas dedicated for future industrial development, called activity zones in Algeria cover.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 10 districts, which are further divided into 34 communes or municipalities.

Districts

  1. Aïn Makhlouf
  2. Bouchegouf
  3. Guelaât Bou Sbaâ
  4. Guelma
  5. Hammam Debagh
  6. Hammam N'Bails
  7. Héliopolis
  8. Houari Boumédienne
  9. Khezaras
  10. Oued Zenati

    Communes

  11. Aïn Ben Beida
  12. Houari Boumediene
  13. Aïn Larbi
  14. Aïn Makhlouf
  15. Aïn Reggada
  16. Aïn Sandel
  17. Belkheir
  18. Ben Djarah
  19. Beni Mezline
  20. Bordj Sabat
  21. Bou Hachana
  22. Bou Hamdane
  23. Bouati Mahmoud
  24. Boughouf
  25. Boumahra Ahmed
  26. Dahouara
  27. Djeballah Khemissi
  28. El Fedjoudj
  29. Guellat Bou Dbaa
  30. Guelma
  31. Hammam Debagh
  32. Hammam Nbail
  33. Héliopolis
  34. Kheraza
  35. Medjez Amar
  36. Medjez Sfa
  37. Nechmaya
  38. Oued Cheham
  39. Oued Fragha
  40. Oued Zenati
  41. Ras El Agba
  42. Roknia
  43. Salaoua Announa
  44. Tamlouka

    Notable residents