Batna Province
Batna Province
ولاية باتنة | |
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The headquarters of the wilaya of Batna. | |
Map of Algeria highlighting Batna | |
| Coordinates: 35°47′N 06°03′E / 35.783°N 6.050°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Capital | Batna |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | Mr. Soltani El Arbi (FLN) |
| • Wāli | Mr. Bouazgui Abdelkader |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,192 km2 (4,707 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 1,128,030 |
| • Density | 92.522/km2 (239.63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 33 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-05 |
| Districts | 21 |
| Municipalities | 61 |
| Website | Wilaya-batna.gov.dz |
Batna Province (Arabic: ولاية باتنة, romanized: Wilāyat Bātnah) is a province of Algeria, in the region of Aurès. The capital is Batna. Localities in this province include N'Gaous, Merouana and Timgad. Belezma National Park is in the Belezma Range area of the province.