| Algiers Province | |
| Native Name: | ولاية الجزائر |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Type: | Province |
| Map Caption1: | Map of the 13 districts of Algiers |
| Coordinates: | 36.7°N 16°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Algeria |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Algiers |
| Leader Title: | PPA president |
| Leader Name: | Mohamed Zaïm (FLN) |
| Leader Title1: | Wāli |
| Leader Name1: | Youcef Charfa (since 2020) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1190 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 7796923 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +01 |
| Iso Code: | DZ-16 |
| Area Code Type: | Area Code |
| Area Code: | +213 (0) 21 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Districts |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 13 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Municipalities |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 57 |
Algiers Province (ar|ولاية الجزائر, , pronounced as /ar/; fr|wilaya d'Alger) is a province (wilayah) in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is adopted from the old French department of Algiers and has a population of about 8 million. It is the most densely populated province of Algeria, and also the smallest by area.
In 1984, Boumerdès Province and Tipaza Province were carved out of its territory.
Algiers province is coincident with the city of Algiers, and is divided into 13 districts, in turn subdivided into 57 communes or municipalities.
The districts, listed according to official numbering (from west to east), are:
| 1. Zéralda 2. Chéraga 3. Draria 4. Bir Mourad Raïs 5. Birtouta 6. Bouzaréah 7. Bab El Oued | 8. Sidi M'Hamed 9. Hussein Dey 10. El Harrach 11. Baraki 12. Dar El Beïda 13. Rouïba |
The communes are:
| District | Commune | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| Bab El Oued District | Bab El Oued | باب الواد |
| Bologhine | بولوغين | |
| Casbah | قصبة | |
| Oued Koreiche | واد قريش | |
| Rais Hamidou | الرايس حميدو | |
| Baraki District | Baraki | براقي |
| Les Eucalyptus | کالیتوس | |
| Sidi Moussa | سيدي موسى | |
| Bir Mourad Raïs District | Bir Mourad Raïs | بير مراد رايس |
| Birkhadem | بئر خادم | |
| Djasr Kasentina | جسر قسنطينة | |
| Hydra | حيدرة | |
| Saoula | السحاولة | |
| Birtouta District | Birtouta | بئر توتة |
| Ouled Chebel | أولاد شبل | |
| Tessala El Merdja | تسالة المرجة | |
| Bouzaréah District | Ben Aknoun | بن عكنون |
| Béni Messous | بني مسوس | |
| Bouzaréah | بوزريعة | |
| El Biar | الأبيار | |
| Chéraga District | Aïn Bénian | عين البنيان |
| Chéraga | الشراقة | |
| Dély Ibrahim | دالي إبراهيم | |
| Hammamet | الحمامات | |
| Ouled Fayet | أولاد فايت | |
| Sidi M'Hamed District | Alger Centre | الجزائر الوسطى |
| El Madania | المدنية | |
| El Mouradia | المرادية | |
| Sidi M'Hamed | سيدي امحمد |
The neighbourhoods, listed alphabetically, are:
See main article: History of Algeria.
See main article: Ottoman Algeria.
See main article: French conquest of Algeria.
See main article: Salafist terrorism in Algeria.
See also: Terrorist bombings in Algeria and List of Algerian massacres of the 1990s.
See main article: Algerian Islamic reference, Islam in Algeria, Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments in Algeria and Muftis of Algiers.
See main article: Mosques in Algiers.
See main article: Cemeteries of Algiers.
See main article: Zawiyas in Algiers.
See main article: Education in Algeria, Ministry of National Education (Algeria), Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Algeria) and List of universities in Algeria.,
The population of the province of Algiers increased going from in 1998 to in 2008:
| Communes | Population | Growth rate between 1998 and 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordj El Kiffan | % | ||||
| Djasr Kasentina | % | ||||
| Baraki | % | ||||
| Les Eucalyptus | % | ||||
| Kouba | % | ||||
| Bab Ezzouar | % | ||||
| Bachdjarah | % | ||||
| Reghaia | % | ||||
| Bouzereah | % | ||||
| Cheraga | % | ||||
| Dar El Beida | % | ||||
| Birkhadem | % | ||||
| Alger-Centre | % | ||||
| Bourouba | % | ||||
| Ain Benian | % | ||||
| Sidi M'Hamed | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Bab El Oued | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Mohammadia | % | ||||
| Rouiba | % | ||||
| Douera | % | ||||
| Bordj El bahri | % | ||||
| Zeralda | % | ||||
| El Harrach | % | ||||
| Staoueli | % | ||||
| El Biar | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Oued Koreiche | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Bir Mourad Rais | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Draria | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Hamma Annassers | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Bologhine | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Saoula | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| El Achour | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Sidi Moussa | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Hussein Dey | % | ||||
| El Madania | % | ||||
| Casbah | % | ||||
| Beni Messous | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Dely Ibrahim | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Ain Taya | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Oued Smar | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| El Magharia | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Hydra | % | ||||
| Birtouta | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Rais Hamidou | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Khraicia | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Ouled Fayet | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Harraoua | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Hammamet | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Baba Hassen | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| El Mouradia | % | ||||
| Mahelma | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Ouled Chebel | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Ben Aknoun | % | ||||
| Souidania | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Tessala El Merdja | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| El Mersa | align=right | align=center | % | ||
| Rahmania | align=right | align=center | % |