The Béjaïa Province (Kabyle: Tawilayt n Bgayet; Arabic: ولاية بجاية, Wilāyat Bijāyah; French: wilaya de Béjaïa or province de Béjaïa) is a province of Algeria in the Kabylie region. With a population of 984,050 inhabitants in 2019, with a density of 305 km2. The province's capital city is Béjaïa, the terminus of the Béni Mansour-Bejaïa line.
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.
History
The province was created from the Sétif (département) in 1974.
Administrative divisions
The province is divided into 19 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 52 communes or municipalities.
Districts
Communes
References
External links
- (in French, Arabic, Berber languages, and Kabyle) The first website of Bgayet Béjaïa Bougie and his region
- (in French and Arabic) Official website of Béjaïa Province
