Editing Algiers (section)

==Government==
{{further|List of mayors of Algiers}}
{{See also|:fr:Alger#Administration et politique}}
The city (and province) of Algiers is composed of 13 administrative districts, sub-divided into 57 ''communes'' listed below with their populations at the 1998 and 2008 Censuses:

{|  class="wikitable sortable"
! Name
! Name in <br> Arabic
! Population<br>(1998)<ref>Census of 25 June 1998: Office National des Statistiques de l'Algérie (web).</ref>
! Population<br>(2008)<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|-
| [[Bab El Oued]]
| باب الوادي
| align=right | 87,557
| align=right | 64,732
|-
| [[Bologhine]]
| بولوغين
| align=right | 43,283
| align=right | 43,835
|-
| [[Casbah of Algiers|Casbah]]
| القصبة
| align=right | 50,453
| align=right | 36,762
|-
| [[Oued Koriche]]
| وادي قريش
| align=right | 53,378
| align=right | 46,182
|-
| [[Raïs Hamidou, Algeria|Raïs Hamidou]]
| الرايس حميدو
| align=right | 21,518
| align=right | 28,451
|-
| '''''[[Bab El Oued District]]'''''
| 
| align=right | 256,189
| align=right | 219,962
|-
| [[Baraki, Algiers|Baraki]]
| براقي
| align=right | 95,247
| align=right | 116,375
|-
| [[Les Eucalyptus]]
| الكليتوس
| align=right | 96,310
| align=right | 116,107
|-
| [[Sidi Moussa, Algeria|Sidi Moussa]]
| سيدي موسى
| align=right | 27,888
| align=right | 40,750
|-
| '''''[[Baraki District]]'''''
|
| align=right | 219,445
| align=right | 273,232
|-
| [[Bir Mourad Raïs]]
| بئر مراد رايس
| align=right | 43,254
| align=right | 45,345
|-
| [[Birkhadem]]
| بئر خادم
| align=right | 55,084
| align=right | 77,749
|-
| [[Djasr Kasentina]]
| جسر قسنطينة
| align=right | 82,729
| align=right | 133,247
|-
| [[Hydra, Algiers|Hydra]]
| حيدرة
| align=right | 35,727
| align=right | 31,133
|-
| [[Saoula]]
| سحاولة
| align=right | 31,388
| align=right | 41,690
|-
| '''''[[Bir Mourad Raïs District]]'''''
| 
| align=right | 248,182
| align=right | 329,164
|-
| [[Birtouta]]
| بئر توتة
| align=right | 21,808
| align=right | 30,575
|-
| [[Ouled Chebel]]
| أولاد الشبل
| align=right | 16,335
| align=right | 20,006
|-
| [[Tessala El Merdja]]
| تسالة المرجى
| align=right | 10,792
| align=right | 15,847
|-
| '''''[[Birtouta District]]'''''
| 
| align=right | 48,935
| align=right | 66,428
|-
| [[Ben Aknoun]]
| بن عكنون
| align=right | 19,404
| align=right | 18,838
|-
| [[Béni Messous]]
| بني مسوس
| align=right | 17,490
| align=right | 36,191
|-
| [[Bouzaréah]]
| بوزريعة
| align=right | 69,153
| align=right | 83,797
|-
| [[El Biar]]
| الأبيار
| align=right | 52,582
| align=right | 47,332
|-
| '''''[[Bouzaréah District]]'''''
| 
| align=right | 158,629
| align=right | 186,158
|-
| [[Aïn Bénian, Algiers|Aïn Bénian]]
| عين البنيان
| align=right | 52,343
| align=right | 68,354
|-
| [[Chéraga]]
| الشراقة
| align=right | 60,374
| align=right | 80,824
|-
| [[Dély Ibrahim]]
| دالي إبرهيم
| align=right | 30,576
| align=right | 35,230
|-
| [[El Hammamet]]
| الحمامات الرومانية
| align=right | 19,651
| align=right | 23,990
|-
| [[Ouled Fayet]]
| أولاد فايت
| align=right | 15,209
| align=right | 27,593
|-
| '''''[[Chéraga District]]'''''
| 
| align=right | 178,153
| align=right | 235,991
|-
| [[Aïn Taya]]
| عين طاية
| align=right | 29,515
| align=right | 34,501
|-
| [[Bab Ezzouar]]
| باب الزوار
| align=right | 92,157
| align=right | 96,597
|-
| [[Bordj El Bahri]]
| برج البحري
| align=right | 27,905
| align=right | 52,816
|-
| [[Bordj El Kiffan]]
| برج الكيفان
| align=right | 103,690
| align=right | 151,950
|-
| [[Dar El Beïda]]
| الدار البيضاء
| align=right | 44,753
| align=right | 80,033
|-
| [[El Marsa, Algiers|El Marsa]]
| المرسى
| align=right | 8,784
| align=right | 12,100
|-
| [[Mohammedia, Algiers|Mohammedia]]
| المحمدية
| align=right | 42,079
| align=right | 62,543
|-
| '''''[[Dar El Beïda District]]'''''
| 
| align=right | 348,883
| align=right | 490,540
|-
| [[Baba Hassen]]
| بابا حسن
| align=right | 13,827
| align=right | 23,756
|-
| [[Douéra]]
| دويرة
| align=right | 41,804
| align=right | 56,998
|-
| [[Draria]]
| درارية
| align=right | 23,050
| align=right | 44,141
|-
| [[El Achour]]
| العاشور
| align=right | 19,524
| align=right | 41,070
|-
| [[Khraïcia]]
| خراسية
| align=right | 17,690
| align=right | 27,910
|-
| '''''[[Draria District]]'''''
| 
| align=right | 115,895
| align=right | 193,875
|-
| [[Bachdjerrah]]
| باش جراح
| align=right | 90,073
| align=right | 93,289
|-
| [[Bourouba]]
| بوروبة
| align=right | 77,498
| align=right | 71,661
|-
| [[El Harrach]]
| الحراش
| align=right | 48,167
| align=right | 48,869
|-
| [[Oued Smar]]
| وادي سمار
| align=right | 21,397
| align=right | 32,062
|-
| '''''[[El Harrach District]]'''''
| 
| align=right | 237,135
| align=right | 245,881
|-
| [[El Magharia]]
| المغارية
| align=right | 30,457
| align=right | 31,453
|-
| [[Hussein Dey (commune)|Hussein Dey]]
| حسين داي
| align=right | 49,921
| align=right | 40,698
|-
| [[Kouba, Algeria|Kouba]]
| القبة
| align=right | 105,253
| align=right | 104,708
|-
| [[Mohamed Belouizdad]] <br>(Hamma Annassers)
| الحامة العناصر
| align=right | 59,248
| align=right | 44,050
|-
| '''''[[Hussein Dey District]]'''''
| 
| align=right | 244,879
| align=right | 220,909
|-
| [[H'raoua]]
| الهراوة
| align=right | 18,167
| align=right | 27,565
|-
| [[Reghaïa]]
| رغاية
| align=right | 66,215
| align=right | 85,452
|-
| [[Rouïba]]
| الرويبة
| align=right | 49,881
| align=right | 61,984
|-
| '''''[[Rouïba District]]'''''
| 
| align=right | 134,263
| align=right | 175,001
|-
| [[Alger Centre]]
| الجزائرالوسطى
| align=right | 96,329
| align=right | 75,541
|-
| [[El Madania]]
| المدنية
| align=right | 51,404
| align=right | 40,301
|-
| [[El Mouradia]]
| المرادية
| align=right | 29,503
| align=right | 22,813
|-
| [[Sidi M'Hamed]]
| سيدي امحمد
| align=right | 90,455
| align=right | 67,873
|-
| '''''[[Sidi M'Hamed District]]'''''
| 
| align=right | 267,691
| align=right | 206,528
|-
| [[Mahelma]]
| محالمة
| align=right | 14,810
| align=right | 20,758
|-
| [[Rahmania]]
| الرحمانية
| align=right | 5,759
| align=right | 7,396
|-
| [[Souidania]]
| سويدانية
| align=right | 11,620
| align=right | 17,105
|-
| [[Staouéli]]
| سطاوالي
| align=right | 38,915
| align=right | 47,664
|-
| [[Zéralda]]
| زرالدة
| align=right | 33,047
| align=right | 51,552
|-
| '''''[[Zéralda District]]'''''
| 
| align=right | 104,151
| align=right | 144,475
|-
| '''''Totals'''''
| الجزائر
| align=right | 2,562,428
| align=right | 2,988,145
|-
|}