Barika Province () is a province (wilaya) in eastern Algeria; its provincial capital is Barika. It was created in 2026 by separation from Batna Province.Loi n° 26-06 du 16 Chaoual 1447 correspondant au 4 avril 2026 modifiant et complétant la loi n° 84-09 du 4 février 1984 relative à l'organisation territoriale du pays, Art. 52 bis 11 (French/Arabic)
The province lies in the transition zone between the densely populated north and the sparsely populated south of the country; it covers an area of about 3,700 km².Estimate using mapcoordinates.net ()
Around 180,000 people lived in the province at the 2008 census, giving it a population density of about 48 inhabitants per square kilometre.
Administrative divisions The wilaya of Barika is divided into 8 communes, grouped into 3 districts (daïras). DaïrasCommunesNamePop. 2008BarikaBarika104,388Bitam11,855Amdoukal9,010SegganaSeggana5,769Tilatou3,004DjezzarDjezzar22,124Abdelkader Azil14,304Ouled Ammar8,756
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