Chlef (Province)

Chlef
Basic data
Country	Algeria
Capital	Chlef
surface	4440 km²
Residents	1,003,000 (2006 estimate)
density	226 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	DZ-02

Coordinates: 36 ° 15 ′  N , 1 ° 19 ′  E

The province of Chlef ( Arabic ولاية الشلف, DMG Wilāyat aš-Šalif , tamazight ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵛⵛⵍⴻⴼ Agezdu n Cclef ; also Schalif ) is a province ( wilaya ) in northwestern Algeria .

The province is located on the Mediterranean coast west of Algiers and covers an area of ​​4440 km².

Around 1,003,000 people (2006 estimate) inhabit the province, so the population density is around 226 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The capital of the province is Chlef , also known as Ech Cheliff or earlier Orléansville, and Chettia is also important.

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