Bouïra

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A memorial near the province seat

Bouïra (Arabic: البويرة‎; Kabyle: Tubiret) is the capital of Bouïra Province, Algeria.

[edit] Demographics

It has 75,086 inhabitants as of the 1998 census [1] , which gives it 15 seats in the PMA.

[edit] Geography

It is located in the geographical heart of the province. 36°22′48″N 3°54′5″E / 36.38, 3.90139 36°22′48″N 3°54′05″E / 36.38, 3.9014 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.

[edit] Twin towns

Bouïra is twinned with:

• - Roubaix, France

v • d • e Province seats of Algeria Adrar • Aïn Defla • Aïn Témouchent • Algiers • Annaba • Batna • Béchar • Béjaïa • Biskra • Blida • Bordj Bou Arréridj • Bouïra • Boumerdès • Chlef • Constantine • Djelfa • El Bayadh • El Oued • El Taref • Ghardaïa • Guelma • Illizi • Jijel • Khenchela • Laghouat • Mascara • Médéa • Mila • Mostaganem • M'Sila • Naâma • Oran • Ouargla • Oum el-Bouaghi • Relizane • Saida • Sétif • Sidi Bel Abbès • Skikda • Souk Ahras • Tamanrasset • Tébessa • Tiaret • Tindouf • Tipaza • Tissemsilt • Tizi Ouzou • Tlemcen

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