Batna (province)

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Batna
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Basic data
Country Algeria
Capital Batna
surface 11,855 km²
Residents 1,085,000 (2006 estimate)
density 92 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 DZ-05

Coordinates: 35 ° 34 '  N , 6 ° 16'  E

The province of Batna ( Arabic ولاية باتنة, DMG Wilāyat Bātina , tamazight ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⴱⴰⵜⵏⴰ Agezdu n Batna ) is a province ( wilaya ) in eastern Algeria .

The province lies at the transition between the densely populated north and the sparsely populated south of the country, it covers an area of ​​11,855 km².

Around 1,085,000 people (2006 estimate) live in the province, so the population density is around 92 inhabitants per square kilometer. A large part of the population is of Berber origin and speaks the Berber language Shawiya (Chaoui).

The capital of the province is Batna .

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