Jijel (Province)

Jijel
Basic data
Country	Algeria
Capital	Jijel
surface	2622 km²
Residents	622,000 (2006 estimate)
density	237 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	DZ-18

Coordinates: 36 ° 45 '  N , 5 ° 52'  E

The province of Jijel ( Arabic ولاية جيجل, DMG Wilāyat Ǧīǧal , tamazight ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⴶⵉⴶⴻⵍ Agezdu n Jijel ; also Jijal ) is a province ( wilaya ) in northern Algeria .

The province is located east of Algiers on the Mediterranean coast and covers an area of ​​2622 km².

Around 622,000 people (2006 estimate) inhabit the province, so the population density is 237 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The capital of the province is Jijel .

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