Bône (département)

Bône ([bon], Arabic: عنابة ‘Annāba) was a French département in Algeria which existed between 1955 and 1962.

This administrative reorganisation was a response to the rapid population increase experienced across the territory, especially during the preceding decade.

The new coastal département of Bône covered an area of 25,367 square kilometres (9,794 sq mi); a population of 730,594 was recorded.

The department comprised five sub-prefectures: these were La Calle, Clairfontaine, Guelma, Souk Ahras and Tébessa.

A final but temporary change took place between 17 March 1958 and 7 November 1959, during which time the Tébessa sub-prefectures was transferred to the département of Batna.

Bône département is identified on this map as "9C". "9C" was also the number by which the department was identified on automobile license plates and in other places where a departmental code was used.