Monograph

State location

El Tarf is located in the far north-east of Algeria, with an area of 2,908 square kilometers, and a population of about 427,109 in 2011. The territory of this state is determined as follows:
• east on the Algerian-Tunisian border,
• To the west, through the states of Annaba from the west and northwest, and through the Wilayat of Guelma from the west and southwest.
• In the south in the state of Souk Ahras,
• In the north on the Mediterranean Sea. It should be noted, in this connection, that the coast of this state has a great sea front facing east and west, generally straight, but locally meandering with a linear length of about 90 kilometres.

Administrative regulation

The last administrative division of the state includes 07 districts (El Tarf, El Kala, Ben M’hidi, Besbas, Dhra’an, Bouhjar and Bou Tlja) and 24 municipalities distributed as follows:

Table 1: Administrative Organization
DAIRA ATTACHED MUNICIPALITIES
EL TARF El Tarf, Ain Assel, Bougous et Zitouna
EL KALA El Kala, Souarekh, Raml Souk et El aioune
BEN M’HIDI Ben M’hidi, Echatt et Berrihane
BESBES Besbes, Asfour et Zerizer
DREAN Drean, Chebaita Mokhtar et Chihani
BOUHADJAR Bouhadjar, Ain Kerma, Oued Zitoun et Hammam-B-Salah
BOUTHELDJA Boutheldja, Lac des oiseaux et Cheffia