Aïn Defla Province ولاية عين الدفلى
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Aïn Defla
Coordinates: 36°19′N 2°10′E / 36.317°N 2.167°E / 36.317; 2.167
Country	Algeria
Capital	Aïn Defla
Government
•  PPA president	Mr. Menad Mehdi ( FLN)
•  Wāli	Mr. Tikhmarine Lakhdar
Area
• Total	4,897 km2 (1,891 sq mi)
Population  (2008) [1]
• Total	771,890
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 ( CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 27
ISO 3166 code	DZ-44
Districts	14
Municipalities	36

Aïn Defla ( Arabic: ولاية عين الدفلى, is a wilaya ( province) in northern Algeria. It is located to the southwest of Algiers, 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 and 36 municipalities.

The districts are:

The municipalities are:

Notable people

• Mohamed Charef (1908-2011), theologian and mufti.
• Mohamed Belhocine (born 1951), Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.

References