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'''[[Algeria]]''' is currently divided into 48 [[wilaya]]s ([[province]]s), 553 [[daïra]]s ([[Circle (country subdivision)|circles]], or [[counties]]; see [[Districts of Algeria]]) and 1541 [[baladiyah]]s ([[Municipalities of Algeria|municipalities]], in [[French Language|French]]: [[Municipalities of Algeria|commune]]). The capital city of a baladiyah, daïra, or province (which is also the largest city of those) always gives those entities their name, even [[Algiers]], the capital of the country gave it its name (''El Djazayar'', the [[Arabic Language|Arabic]] name for both the city and the country).

According to the Algerian constitution, a wilaya is a territorial collectivity enjoying economic and diplomatic freedom, the APW, or ''"Popular Provincial Parliament/Provincial Popular Parliament"'' (the '''''A'''ssemblée '''P'''opulaire '''W'''ilayale'', in French) is the political entity governing a province, directed by the "[[Wali]]" ([[Governor]]), who is chosen by the [[Algerian President]] to handle the APW's decisions, the APW has also a president, who is elected by the members of the APW, which is elected by Algerians.

[[Image:Algeria_Wilayas-numbered.svg|center|Map of the provinces of Algeria numbered according to the official order.]]

The province numbers are the first 31 provinces (see the second section) in [[Arabic language|Arabic]] [[alphabetical order]], after the adding of 17 other provinces in 1983, the old numbering was kept and the 17 new provinces have been assigned codes from 32-48, in Arabic alphabetical order. There are 48 provinces (since 1983) in Algeria, they are:

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<br/><small>1</small> [[Adrar Province|Adrar]]
<br/><small>2</small> [[Chlef Province|Chlef]]
<br/><small>3</small> [[Laghouat Province|Laghouat]]
<br/><small>4</small> [[Oum el-Bouaghi Province|Oum el-Bouaghi]]
<br/><small>5</small> [[Batna Province|Batna]]
<br/><small>6</small> [[Béjaïa Province|Béjaïa]]
<br/><small>7</small> [[Biskra Province|Biskra]]
<br/><small>8</small> [[Béchar Province|Béchar]]
<br/><small>9</small> [[Blida Province|Blida]]
<br/><small>10</small> [[Bouira Province|Bouira]]
<br/><small>11</small> [[Tamanghasset Province|Tamanghasset]]
<br/><small>12</small> [[Tébessa Province|Tébessa]]
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<br/><small>13</small> [[Tlemcen Province|Tlemcen]]
<br/><small>14</small> [[Tiaret Province|Tiaret]]
<br/><small>15</small> [[Tizi Ouzou Province|Tizi Ouzou]]
<br/><small>16</small> [[Algiers Province|Algiers]]
<br/><small>17</small> [[Djelfa Province|Djelfa]]
<br/><small>18</small> [[Jijel Province|Jijel]]
<br/><small>19</small> [[Sétif Province|Sétif]]
<br/><small>20</small> [[Saïda Province|Saïda]]
<br/><small>21</small> [[Skikda Province|Skikda]]
<br/><small>22</small> [[Sidi Bel Abbes Province|Sidi Bel Abbes]]
<br/><small>23</small> [[Annaba Province|Annaba]]
<br/><small>24</small> [[Guelma Province|Guelma]]
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<br/><small>25</small> [[Constantine Province|Constantine]]
<br/><small>26</small> [[Médéa Province|Médéa]]
<br/><small>27</small> [[Mostaganem Province|Mostaganem]]
<br/><small>28</small> [[M'Sila Province|M'Sila]]
<br/><small>29</small> [[Mascara Province|Mascara]]
<br/><small>30</small> [[Ouargla Province|Ouargla]]
<br/><small>31</small> [[Oran Province|Oran]]
<br/><small>32</small> [[El Bayadh Province|El Bayadh]]
<br/><small>33</small> [[Illizi Province|Illizi]]
<br/><small>34</small> [[Bordj Bou Arréridj Province|Bordj Bou Arréridj]]
<br/><small>35</small> [[Boumerdès Province|Boumerdès]]
<br/><small>36</small> [[El Tarf Province|El Tarf]]
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<br/><small>37</small> [[Tindouf Province|Tindouf]]
<br/><small>38</small> [[Tissemsilt Province|Tissemsilt]]
<br/><small>39</small> [[El Oued Province|El Oued]]
<br/><small>40</small> [[Khenchela Province|Khenchela]]
<br/><small>41</small> [[Souk Ahras Province|Souk Ahras]]
<br/><small>42</small> [[Tipasa Province|Tipasa]]
<br/><small>43</small> [[Mila Province|Mila]]
<br/><small>44</small> [[Aïn Defla Province|Aïn Defla]]
<br/><small>45</small> [[Naama Province|Naama]]
<br/><small>46</small> [[Aïn Témouchent Province|Aïn Témouchent]]
<br/><small>47</small> [[Ghardaïa Province|Ghardaïa]]
<br/><small>48</small> [[Relizane Province|Relizane]]
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==1974-1983==
[[Image:Provinces of Algeria (1974-1983).svg|right|350px]]
The 15 départments were reorganized to form 31 provinces:

<br/><small>1</small> [[Adrar Province|Adrar]]
<br/><small>2</small> [[Chlef Province|Chlef]]
<br/><small>3</small> [[Laghouat Province|Laghouat]]
<br/><small>4</small> [[Oum el-Bouaghi Province|Oum el-Bouaghi]]
<br/><small>5</small> [[Batna Province|Batna]]
<br/><small>6</small> [[Béjaïa Province|Béjaïa]]
<br/><small>7</small> [[Biskra Province|Biskra]]
<br/><small>8</small> [[Béchar Province|Béchar]]
<br/><small>9</small> [[Blida Province|Blida]]
<br/><small>10</small> [[Bouira Province|Bouira]]
<br/><small>11</small> [[Tamanghasset Province|Tamanghasset]]
<br/><small>12</small> [[Tébessa Province|Tébessa]]
<br/><small>13</small> [[Tlemcen Province|Tlemcen]]
<br/><small>14</small> [[Tiaret Province|Tiaret]]
<br/><small>15</small> [[Tizi Ouzou Province|Tizi Ouzou]]
<br/><small>16</small> [[Algiers Province|Algiers]]
<br/><small>17</small> [[Djelfa Province|Djelfa]]
<br/><small>18</small> [[Jijel Province|Jijel]]
<br/><small>19</small> [[Sétif Province|Sétif]]
<br/><small>20</small> [[Saïda Province|Saïda]]
<br/><small>21</small> [[Skikda Province|Skikda]]
<br/><small>22</small> [[Sidi Bel Abbes Province|Sidi Bel Abbes]]
<br/><small>23</small> [[Annaba Province|Annaba]]
<br/><small>24</small> [[Guelma Province|Guelma]]
<br/><small>25</small> [[Constantine Province|Constantine]]
<br/><small>26</small> [[Médéa Province|Médéa]]
<br/><small>27</small> [[Mostaganem Province|Mostaganem]]
<br/><small>28</small> [[M'Sila Province|M'Sila]]
<br/><small>29</small> [[Mascara Province|Mascara]]
<br/><small>30</small> [[Ouargla Province|Ouargla]]
<br/><small>31</small> [[Oran Province|Oran]]

==1957-1974==
[[Image:Dépatements of Algeria.svg|right|240px]]
Immediately after independence, Algeria retained its 15 former French départements, which were renamed [[wilaya]]s (provinces) in 1968, for the most part, with some name changes:

*9A-Alger (Algiers)
*9C-Annaba (Formerly Bône, [[English language|English]]: Bona)
*9B-Batna
*9D-Constantine
*9H-Orléansville (Then El Asnam, now Chlef)
*8A-El Wahat (Currently Ouargla, formerly Oasis)
*9E-Médéa
*9F-Mostaganem
*9G-Oran
*9R-Saïda
*8B-Saoura (Currently Béchar)
*9J-Sétif
*9K-Tiaret
*9L-Tizi-Ouzou
*9M-Tlemcen

==1954-1962==
During the [[Algerian War of Independence]], the [[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|FLN]] adopted an organizational system divided by 6 numbered ''wilayas'':

#Aurès
#Constantine
#Kabylie
#Algiers
#Oran
#Sahara

with [[France]] sometimes described as a "[[wilaya]] 7".

==See also==
*[[Municipalities of Algeria]]
*[[List of Algerian Provinces by population]]
*[[List of Algerian Provinces by area]]
*[[ISO 3166-2:DZ]]

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