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The Béjaïa Province (Kabyle: Tawilayt n Bgayet; Arabic: ولاية بجاية, Wilāyat Bijāyah; French: wilaya de Béjaïaorprovince de Béjaïa) is a provinceofAlgeria in the Kabylie region. The province's capital city is Béjaïa, the terminus of the Béni Mansour-Bejaïa line.
Béjaïa Province
Tawilayt n Bgayet
ولاية بجاية Wilaya de Béjaïa | |
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Map of Algeria highlighting Béjaïa
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| Coordinates: 36°45′N 5°04′E / 36.750°N 5.067°E / 36.750; 5.067 | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Capital | Béjaïa |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | Mohamed Bettache (FLN) |
| • Wāli | Ali Bedrici |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,268 km2 (1,262 sq mi) |
| Population
(2008)[1]
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| • Total | 915,835 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 34 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-06 |
| Districts | 19 |
| Municipalities | 52 |
Gouraya National Park is located in Béjaïa Province. A population of an endangered primate species, the Barbary macaque, is found within the park; this primate has a severely restricted and disjunctive range.[2]
The province was created from the Sétif (département) in 1974.
The province is divided into 19 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 52 communes or municipalities.
