Bouïra | |
Native Name: | Tubiret / البويرة |
Other Name: | Garanda |
Mapsize: | 180 |
Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Algeria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Bouïra Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bouïra District |
Established Date: | 1972 |
Area Total Km2: | 127.55 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Total: | 88801 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 36.3667°N 3.8833°W |
Elevation Min M: | 580 |
Elevation Max M: | 600 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 10000 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Csa |
Official Name: | Bouira |
Bouïra is the capital of Bouïra Province, Algeria.[1] The city is also called "Garanda" by the locals.
It has 75,086 inhabitants as of the 1998 census,[2] which gives it 15 seats in the PMA.
1954 | 18,200 | |
1966 | 16,600 | |
1987 | 35,600 36,500 (municipality) | |
1998 | 52,500 |
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.
The Autoroute A2 passes through the city.