Bouïra

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

Bouïra
بويرة
ⵜⵓⵯⵉⵔⵜⵙ
City

A memorial near the city seat

Location of the City within Bouïra province
Bouïra

Location in Algeria

Coordinates: 36°22′00″N 3°53′00″E / 36.36666°N 3.88333°E
Country  Algeria
Province Bouïra Province
District Bouïra District
Area
  Total 127.55 km2 (49.25 sq mi)
Elevation 87 m (285 ft)
Population (2007)
  Total 307,987
  Density 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Time zone +1 (UTC+1)
Postal code 07000

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.

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References


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