Bouïra

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Coordinates: 36°22′48″N 3°54′5″E / 36.38000°N 3.90139°E / 36.38000; 3.90139

A memorial near the province seat

Bouïra (Berber: Tubirett, ⵜⵓⴱⵉⵔⴻⵜⵜ) 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:

- Roubaix, France

References

v t e Bouïra Province

Capital: Bouïra

Districts	Aïn Bessem Bechloul Bir Ghbalou District Bordj Okhriss Bouïra El Hachimia Haïzer Kadiria Lakhdaria M'Chedellah Souk El Khemis Sour El Ghozlane

Communes	Ain-Bessem Ahnif Aghbalou Ain El Hadjar Ahl El Ksar Ain Laloui Aïn Turk Ait Laziz Ath Mansour Taourirt Aomar Bouderbala Bechloul Bir Ghbalou Bouiche Boukram Bordj Okhriss Bouira Chorfa Dechmia Dirrah Djebahia El Hakimia El Hachimia El Adjiba El Khabouzia El Mokrani El Asnam Guerrouma Haizer Hadjera Zerga Kadiria Lakhdaria M'Chedallah Mezdour Maala Maamora Oued El Berdi Ouled Rached Raouraoua Ridane Saharidj Sour El Ghouzlane Souk El Khemis Taguedit Taghzout Zbarbar

v t e Provincial seats of Algeria

Adrar Aïn Defla Aïn Témouchent Algiers Annaba Batna Béchar Béjaïa Biskra Blida Bordj Bou Arréridj Bouïra Boumerdès Chlef Constantine Djelfa El Bayadh El Oued El Taref Ghardaïa Guelma Illizi Jijel Khenchela Laghouat Mascara Médéa Mila Mostaganem M'Sila Naâma Oran Ouargla Oum El Bouaghi Relizane Saida Sétif Sidi Bel Abbès Skikda Souk Ahras Tamanrasset Tébessa Tiaret Tindouf Tipaza Tissemsilt Tizi Ouzou Tlemcen

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