Constantine ( ar, ولاية قسنطينة) is one of the 58
provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
(''
wilayas'') of
Algeria
)
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, whose capital is
the city of the same name.
History
In 1984
Mila Province was carved out of its territory.
Administrative divisions
The province is divided into 6
districts
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or ''daïra'', which are subdivided into 12
''communes'' or municipalities.
List of districts
References
Provinces of Algeria
States and territories established in 1974
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