Aïn El Hadjar, Bouïra

Aïn El Hadjar عين الحجر Aboutville
Commune and town
Aïn El Hadjar
Coordinates: 36°20′21″N 3°48′23″W / 36.33917°N 3.80639°W / 36.33917; -3.80639
Country	Algeria
Province	Bouïra Province
Population (2008)
• Total	9,260
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)

Aïn El Hadjar also known as عين الحجر, is a town and commune in Bouïra Province, Algeria. The town is in the mountains, 10km south of Saida and is services by Algerian Railways.

History

Aïn El Hadjar has been tentatively identified as the Roman town of Centuria (Numidia) in Roman North Africa.

During the during French colonization the town was known as Aboutville. In 1958, the city then named Aboutville, was part of the former department of MEDEA After independence, it takes the name of Aïn El Hadjar.^[1]

According to the 1998 census it has a population of 7,988.^[2] by the 2008 Census this had increased to 9260 inhabitants.

References

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	Aïn Bessem Ahnif Aghbalou Aïn El Hadjar Ahl El Ksar Aïn Laloui Aïn Turk Aït 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

Coordinates: 36°20′N 3°48′E / 36.333°N 3.800°E / 36.333; 3.800