3-642: Boutlélis is a district in Oran Province , Algeria , on the Mediterranean Sea . It was named after its capital, Boutlélis . The district is further divided into 3 municipalities : 35°34′23″N 0°54′00″W / 35.5730°N 0.8999°W / 35.5730; -0.8999 This article about a location in Oran Province is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Districts of Algeria [REDACTED] Member State of
6-563: The African Union [REDACTED] Member State of the Arab League The provinces of Algeria are divided into 547 districts ( daïras / " دائرة "). The capital of a district is called a district seat ( chef-lieu de daïra ). Each District is further divided into one or more municipalities ( baladiyahs ). Algiers , the national capital, is the only city in the country which is divided into districts (and municipalities), and
9-499: The only one which is a province itself. This means that its neighborhoods and suburbs have the same status as those of smaller cities or villages elsewhere in the country. The administration of a district is assigned to a district chief ( chef de daïra ) who is chosen by the Algerian president . The district chief, like the wilaya chief, is an unelected political position. Algeria's districts were created as arrondissements when Algeria
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