Chlef Province

Chlef Province

ولاية الشلف
Chlef Province ولاية الشلف
Province
	The coast of Chlef Province
	Map of Algeria highlighting Chlef
	Coordinates: 36°10′N 01°20′E / 36.167°N 1.333°E
Country	Algeria
Capital	Chlef
Government
• PPA president	Mohamed Meheni (FLN)
• Wāli	Mr. Lakhdar Sedas
Area
• Total	4,975 km2 (1,921 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	1,013,718
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 27
ISO 3166 code	DZ-02
Districts	13
Municipalities	35
Website	wilaya-chlef.com

Chlef (Arabic: ولاية الشلف, Berber: ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵛⵍⴻⴼ) (formerly known as El Asnam) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria. Its capital and biggest city is Chlef. It is the 8th most populous province in the country, having just over 1 million inhabitants.

Chlef Province is an important agricultural region, as it is located on the plain of the Middle Chelif Basin and has access to an abundance of water resources. 65.43% of the province is dedicated to agriculture. Other notable industries in the province include breeding, glass production, and plastic processing.^[2] As well as these industries, Chlef Province is also home to two dams.

Being located in the Atlas Mountains, Chlef also has a sizeable seismic risk, being struck by a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in 1954 and a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in 1980.^[3]

^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
^ "Chlef - Annuaire des Entreprises Algériennes El Mouchir". elmouchir.caci.dz. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
^ Tebbal, F. "Recommendations for the Regional Planning of the Province of Chlef (El Asnam) after Regional Risk Analysis" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-04-14.

[Alg2008RGPH-1] Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.

[2] "Chlef - Annuaire des Entreprises Algériennes El Mouchir". elmouchir.caci.dz. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-15.

[3] Tebbal, F. "Recommendations for the Regional Planning of the Province of Chlef (El Asnam) after Regional Risk Analysis" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-04-14.

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