Algeria Administrative Divisions / الجزائر

Overview

Item	Details
Wilaya	58
Daira	548
Commune	1,541
Coordinates	✅ Included (all levels)
Postal Codes	✅ Included (commune level)
Formats	JSON, NDJSON, CSV
License	CC-BY-4.0
Last Updated	2026-05-28
Website	openadmindata.org/dz
API	openadmindata.org/api/dz

Browse by Wilaya

#	Wilaya	Dairas	Communes	Link
1	أدرار (Adrar)	6	16	Browse
2	الشلف (Chlef)	13	35	Browse
3	الأغواط (Laghouat)	10	24	Browse
4	أم البواقي (Oum El Bouaghi)	12	29	Browse
5	باتنة (Batna)	21	61	Browse
6	بجاية (Béjaïa)	19	52	Browse
7	بسكرة (Biskra)	10	27	Browse
8	بشار (Béchar)	7	12	Browse
9	البليدة (Blida)	10	25	Browse
10	البويرة (Bouira)	12	45	Browse
11	تمنراست (Tamanrasset)	3	5	Browse
12	تبسة (Tébessa)	12	28	Browse
13	تلمسان (Tlemcen)	20	53	Browse
14	تيارت (Tiaret)	14	42	Browse
15	تيزي وزو (Tizi Ouzou)	21	67	Browse
16	الجزائر (Alger)	13	57	Browse
17	الجلفة (Djelfa)	12	36	Browse
18	جيجل (Jijel)	11	28	Browse
19	سطيف (Sétif)	20	60	Browse
20	سعيدة (Saïda)	6	16	Browse
21	سكيكدة (Skikda)	13	38	Browse
22	سيدي بلعباس (Sidi Bel Abbès)	15	52	Browse
23	عنابة (Annaba)	6	12	Browse
24	قالمة (Guelma)	10	34	Browse
25	قسنطينة (Constantine)	6	12	Browse
26	المدية (Médéa)	19	64	Browse
27	مستغانم (Mostaganem)	10	32	Browse
28	المسيلة (M'Sila)	15	47	Browse
29	معسكر (Mascara)	16	47	Browse
30	ورقلة (Ouargla)	5	8	Browse
31	وهران (Oran)	9	26	Browse
32	البيض (El Bayadh)	8	22	Browse
33	إليزي (Illizi)	2	4	Browse
34	برج بوعريريج (Bordj Bou Arreridj)	10	34	Browse
35	بومرداس (Boumerdès)	9	32	Browse
36	الطارف (El Tarf)	7	24	Browse
37	تندوف (Tindouf)	1	2	Browse
38	تيسمسيلت (Tissemsilt)	8	22	Browse
39	الوادي (El Oued)	10	22	Browse
40	خنشلة (Khenchela)	8	21	Browse
41	سوق أهراس (Souk Ahras)	10	26	Browse
42	تيبازة (Tipaza)	10	28	Browse
43	ميلة (Mila)	13	32	Browse
44	عين الدفلة (Aïn Defla)	14	36	Browse
45	النعامة (Naâma)	7	12	Browse
46	عين تيموشنت (Aïn Témouchent)	8	28	Browse
47	غرداية (Ghardaïa)	8	10	Browse
48	غليزان (Relizane)	13	38	Browse
49	تيميمون (Timimoun)	4	10	Browse
50	برج باجي مختار (Bordj Badji Mokhtar)	1	2	Browse
51	أولاد جلال (Ouled Djellal)	2	6	Browse
52	بني عباس (Béni Abbès)	5	9	Browse
53	عين صالح (In Salah)	2	3	Browse
54	عين قزام (In Guezzam)	2	2	Browse
55	تقرت (Touggourt)	5	13	Browse
56	جانت (Djanet)	1	2	Browse
57	المغير (El Meghaier)	2	8	Browse
58	المنيعة (El Menia)	2	3	Browse

Data Files

File	Format	Description
all-wilaya.json	JSON	All 58 wilaya records
all-daira.json	JSON	All 548 daira records
all-commune.json	JSON	All 1,541 commune records
all-flat.json	JSON	Levels 1-2 flat array
all-flat.ndjson	NDJSON	Streaming format
all-flat.csv	CSV	Spreadsheet format
hierarchy.json	JSON	Nested tree
schema.json	JSON Schema	Data schema

Quick Start

Python

import json

with open("data/all-wilaya.json", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
    data = json.load(f)

for r in data:
    print(f"{r['name']['local']} ({r['name']['en']}) — {r['children_count']['daira']} dairas")

JavaScript

import { readFileSync } from "fs";

const data = JSON.parse(readFileSync("data/all-wilaya.json", "utf-8"));
console.log(`Total: ${data.length} wilayas`);

Schema

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique identifier
level	integer	1=wilaya, 2=daira, 3=commune
level_name	object	Level label (local + English)
name.local	string	Name in local script
name.en	string	English name
name.slug	string	URL-safe slug
parent	object/null	Parent division reference
ancestors	array	Full ancestor chain
children_count	object	Count of children per level
zip_codes	array	Postal codes (where available)
geo.lat	string	Latitude (WGS84)
geo.lon	string	Longitude (WGS84)

Full schema: data/schema.json

Hierarchy Browse

divisions/{wilaya-slug}/
divisions/{wilaya-slug}/{daira-slug}/

Communes are listed inline in each daira's README.

AI Integration

• llms.txt — Quick reference for AI agents
• llms-full.txt — Summary with per-wilaya links
• Per-wilaya data — Full data by wilaya

Citation

Algeria Administrative Divisions Dataset (CC-BY-4.0)
URL: https://github.com/open-admin-data/algeria-administrative-divisions

See CITATION.cff for machine-readable citation.

License

• Data: CC-BY-4.0

Related

• Open Admin Data — Browse, search and explore administrative divisions for every country
• open-admin-data — GitHub organization with all country repos
• ListBase — Structured reference data for every country