Jijel Province
The Jijel (Arabic ولاية جيجل, DMG Wilāyat Ǧīǧal, also Dschidschal ) Province is a province ( wilaya ) in northern Algeria.
The province lies to the east of Algiers on the Mediterranean coast and covers an area of 2,622 km2.
Around 622,000 people ( 2006 estimate ) live in the province, the population density is therefore 239 people per square kilometer.
The provincial capital is Jijel.