Djidioua

Coordinates: 35°56′N 0°50′E / 35.933°N 0.833°E / 35.933; 0.833
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Jdiouia
جيديوة
Commune and town
Country Algeria
ProvinceRelizane Province
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Djidioua or جيديوة is a town and commune located at 35°5'46 "north, 0°49'50"east in Relizane Province, Algeria and the presumed site of Ancient city and bishopric Catabum Castra, now a Latin Catholic titular see..[1] by 2008 this had risen to 33,835 and a population density of 254 inhabitants/km2.[2]

History

The Roman town Catabum Castra was important enough in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis to become a suffragan bishopric of its capital Caesarea in Mauretania's Metropolitan Archbishop. Under the French it was known as Saint Aimé.

References

  1. ^ "Communes of Algeria". Statoids. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  2. ^ " Wilaya de Relizane: distribution of the resident population of ordinary and collective households, by commune of residence and dispersion " . Data from the 2008 General Population and Housing Census on the ONS website.

Source and External links

35°56′N 0°50′E / 35.933°N 0.833°E / 35.933; 0.833


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