Béjaïa Province

The Bejaia Province (Arabic ولاية بجاية, DMG Wilāyat Biǧāya, also Bidschaya, Vgaiet ) is a province ( wilaya ) in north-eastern Algeria.

The province includes the putative Small Kabylia region, it lies on the Mediterranean coast and has an area of ​​3,404 km2.

The population consists largely of Kabyles, Berber language spoken is the Kabyle. A total of around 917,000 people ( 2006 estimate ) live in the province, the population density is thus about 270 inhabitants per square kilometer.

More recently, it often came to clashes between the Berber-speaking population and the Algerian central government, there were also a number of deaths.

The provincial capital is Bejaia.

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