قياس و تحليل التركز السكاني لولاية قسنطينة في المناطق الحضرية الرئيسية

This research aims to measure the population concentration, and analyze the phenomenon of urban dominance in the state of Constantine through the results of the general census of housing and population for the year 2008. In light of the results of measuring population concentration, the results of the Lorenz curve, the genetic index, the concentration index, and the calculation sheet URBAINDEX showed us that there is a concentration of the population At the level of the headquarters of departments and municipalities. The results also showed that there is urban dominance at the state level calculated by the most famous measures of urban concentration, and that there is a small urban dominance of the city of Constantine over the surrounding cities, namely El Kharroub, Hamma Bouziane, and Didouche Mourad. It should be noted that the Browning and Gibbs method of urban population distribution was touched upon.