Bouïra
Bouïra (Kabyle: Tubiret, or in tifinagh) is the capital of Bouïra Province, Algeria.
Demographics
It has 75,086 inhabitants as of the 1998 census,[1] which gives it 15 seats in the PMA.
Historical population
| Year |
Population[2] |
| 1954 |
18,200 |
| 1966 |
16,600 |
| 1987 |
35,600
36,500 (municipality) |
| 1998 |
52,500 |
Geography
It is located in the geographical heart of the province. It borders the municipality of Ait Laziz in the north, Aïn Turk in the north-east (home to the largest aqueduct in Africa), Aïn El Hadjar in the east, El Hachimia in the south-east, Oued El Berdi in the south, El Asnam in the south-west, Haizer in the west, and Taghzourt in the north-west.
Twin towns
Bouïra is twinned with:
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