Meurad Explained

Official Name:Merad
Other Name:Meurad
Native Name:مراد
Settlement Type:Commune and town
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Algeria
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tipaza Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:1998
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:19,916
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1

Meurad is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria.[2]

The village of Meurad was erected as a commune by decree of 19 April 1888, with the douars Sahel and Beni Merit. The territory of the municipality of Merad is located to the south of the wilaya of Tipaza, about 15 km south of Tipaza.

The municipality remained in the department of Algiers in 1956 and took the name of Merad in 1962.[3]

References

36.4667°N 28°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ons.dz/collections/w42_p1.pdf
  2. Web site: Communes of Algeria. Statoids. December 12, 2010.
  3. http://www.joradp.dz/HFR/Index.htm Journal officiel de la République Algérienne