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Tadjenanet (arabe : تاجنانت, berbère: ⵜⴰⴵⵏⴰⵏⵜ), formerly called Saint-Donat, is a town and commune in Mila Province, Algeria.

At the 2008 census it had a population of 41,833.[1]

Tadjenanet تاجنانت Saint-Donat
Commune and town
Country	Algeria
Province	Mila Province
Government
• President of commune	Adel BOUDEBZA
Population  (2008)
• Total	41,833
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code(s)	213

Geography

Tadjenanet is located 75 km south-west of Mila and 18 km from Chelghoum Laïd on the RN 5 connecting Algiers to Constantine. At an altitude of 850 m, it is crossed from West to East by the Oued Rhumel. 10 km to the south is the Ouled Abdennour forest, backed by the Djebel Rokbet ank Djmal. It is located 75 km from Constantine, 96 km from Batna, 56 km from Sétif and finally 23 km from the town of El Eulma, known for its wholesale market which generates significant trade flows. 20 km to the south is the wilaya of Batna.

Frontiers

Belaa (Sétif)	Benyahia Abderrahmane	Chelghoum Laid
El Oueldja (Sétif)		Chelghoum Laid
Taya (Sétif)	Ain Djasser (Batna)	Ouled Khellouf

History

The colonial village of Saint-Donat was created in 1872 on the territory of the town of Oued Athmania on the edge of the Tadjenanet wadi, on the road from Algiers to Constantine.

Demography

Historical population of Tadjenanet
(Source: recensement[2][3][4][5][6][7])

Year	1884	1892	1897	1902	1987	1998	2008
Population	181 colons	251 colons	688 colons	517 colons	30237	43151	53536

The city and its surroundings are home to various populations from different ethnicities, including the most important which is that of the Chaoui, after the independence of Algeria, several Berber tribes from the south including the province of Batna settled in the city and contributed to its development. Indeed, the vast majority of the inhabitants of Tadjenanet call themselves "Arabized" chaouis and consider that the city is in a sense an integral part of the Aurès, in particular in relation to the proximity of the wilaya of Batna. Its culture is similar to that found in the Aurès, especially with folklore, gastronomy and clothing style.

Economy

The city is known especially by its weekly market of imported products, considered to be the first in eastern Algeria and which is the main cause of economic and social development of the city.

Administration

List of presidents of the city

Period		President	Party
1967	1971	Sedik BAGHDOUCH
2002	2007	Abderrahmane Nekaâ
2007	2010	Abdelhakim CHETTIH	FLN
2010	2012	Wehab MERZOUGUI	FLN
2012	2017	Djamel GUERICH	FLN
2018	2019	Abdelmalek BENYAHIA	RND
2019	NOW	Adel BOUDEBZA	RND

Sports

The city of Tadjenanet has a DRB Tadjenanet football team which has succeeded in having it represented in elite football in Algeria by entering the National Division 1 for the first time in its history (in 2015), and now the team is conquering in the National division 2 (since 2019).

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References

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