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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Chemini
| nickname =
| image_skyline = APC Chemini.jpg
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| pushpin_map = Algeria
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| subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
| subdivision_name = [[Algeria]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Algeria|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Béjaïa Province|Bejaia]]
| leader_title = President of [[People's Municipal Assembly|Assembly]]
| leader_name = Madjid Ouddak
| area_magnitude =
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| population_as_of = 2008
| population_note =
| population_total = 15,274
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| timezone = [[West Africa Time]]
| utc_offset = +1
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| coordinates = {{coord|36|36|N|4|37|E|region:DZ|display=inline}}
| elevation_m = 852
| website =
| footnotes =
| image_caption = Chemini municipality headquarters
| area_total_km2 = 39.04
| population_density_km2 = 391
| postal_code = 06770
| native_name = شميني
| native_name_lang = ar
| elevation_min_m = 700
| elevation_max_m = 1,600
}}

'''Chemini''' is a [[List of communes of Algeria|commune]] in northern [[Algeria]] in the [[Béjaïa Province]], about 60 km southwest of the provincial capital. As of 2008, the town has a population of 15,274.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics of the National Office of Municipalities of Bejaia 2008 |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w06_p2.pdf }}</ref>

== Geography ==
Chemini is located on the bank of [[Soummam River]], in the western part of the [[Béjaïa Province]]. It borders [[Akfadou]] to the north, [[Seddouk]] to the east, [[Ouzellaguen]] to the south and [[Bouzeguene]] to the west.

== Administrative divisions ==
In 1984, the commune of Chemini was formed from the following localities:<ref>{{Cite journal |date=December 19, 1984 |title=Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. |url=http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1486.pdf |journal=Journal officiel de la République Algérienne |language=fr |pages=1486}}</ref>

{{columns-list|colwidth=12em |* Agueni
* Aït Chemini
* Aït Ouragh
* Aït Soula
* Aït Zadi
* Bouchachiou
* Boumelal
* Chemini
* Djenane
* Il Maten
* Larbaa
* Imaliouène
* Loudha
* Semaoune
* Sidi Hadj Hassaine
* Sidi Yahia
* Taghrast
* Taguemount
* Takrietz
* Takhlicht
* Takourabt
* Tazroutz
* Tidjounane
* Tighilt
* Tissira
}}

== History ==
The commune of Chemini corresponds to the former commune of Djenane during the [[French Algeria|French occupation]]. The commune of Djenane was in turn under the [[Sétif (département)|Department of Sétif]], former sub-prefecture of the [[Constantine (departement)|Department of Constantine]] until 1957. After [[1962 Algerian independence referendum|Algerian independence]], Chemini became a commune of the [[Sétif Province]] before getting integrated into [[Béjaïa Province]] when it was created in 1974.

== Famous people ==

* Mabrouk Belhocine, a writer, historian and activist for Algerian independence, as well as a former senior official of the [[Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic]]
* Mohand Amokrane Maouche, the first president of the [[Algerian Football Federation]]
* Boudjemâa Agraw, real name Boudjemaâ Ouddane, a [[Kabyle language|Kabyle]] singer
* Iris , real name Mohand-Lyazid Chibout, a [[Kabyle language|Kabyle]] author, poet, editor and journalist
* Mohand Akli Haddadou, a [[Kabyle language|Kabyle]] linguist and author

== References ==
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<references />{{Bejaia Province}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Communes of Béjaïa Province]]

{{Béjaïa-geo-stub}}

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