Official Name: | Corso, Boumerdés |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Native Name: | قورصو |
Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Boumerdès Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Boumerdès District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 22.41 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Total: | 20705 |
Population Density Km2: | 924 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 36.7565°N 3.4333°W |
Area Code: | 3519 |
Corso (قورصو in Arabic) is a city in Boumerdès Province, Algeria located 25 km east of Algiers. According to the 2008 census, this town has a population of 20,705.
The municipality is composed of two main cities, the city of Corso (chief town), and the agglomeration of Berrahmoune and several secondary agglomerations like Traykia, Haouch Mahfoud Ben Abdelkader, and Ouled Ben Bakhta.
See main article: List of people from Boumerdès Province.