Mécheria | |
Official Name: | Commune of Mécheria |
Native Name: | بلدية المشرية |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 100px |
Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Mécheria within Algeria |
Coordinates: | 33.55°N -17°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mécheria (seat) |
Seat Type: | District seat |
Leader Title: | PMA Seats |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 1180 |
Population Total: | 120,312 |
Population As Of: | Census 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 45100 |
Blank Name Sec1: | ONS code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 4502 |
Mécheria is a city situated in Naâma Province, Algeria in the Atlas Mountains, capital of Mécheria District, known for its cold winter and livestock life. As of 2020, it had a population of around 120,000, making it the most populous commune in the province.
Current President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune was born here in 1945.
Mécheria Airport is a military airport in Mécheria.
Mecheria is served by a narrow gauge railway from Mohammadia, however, replacing it with a standard gauge line has been proposed.
In Mecheria, there is a local steppe climate. Rainfall is higher in winter than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BWk. The average annual temperature in Mecheria is 15.4°C. About 268mm of precipitation falls annually.
On 28 January 2005, Mécheria recorded a temperature of -13.8C, which is the lowest temperature to have ever been recorded in Algeria.[1]