Djelfa (province)

Djelfa
Basic data
Country	Algeria
Capital	Djelfa
surface	33,236 km²
Residents	1,197,000 (2006 estimate)
density	36 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	DZ-17

Coordinates: 34 ° 47 '  N , 3 ° 20'  E

The province of Djelfa or El-Djelfa ( Arabic ولاية الجلفة, DMG Wilāyat al-Ǧilfa , Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⴵⴻⵍⴼⴰ Agezdu n Ǧelfa ; also Jilfa ) is a province ( wilaya ) in Algeria .

The province lies in the transition area between the densely populated north and the sparsely populated south and covers an area of ​​33,236 km²

Around 1,197,000 people (2006 estimate) inhabit the province, so the population density is around 36 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The capital of the province is Djelfa , other cities with a population of over 100,000 are Ain Oussera and Messaad .

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