Bouïra
Bouïra
Tubiret / البويرة Garanda | |
|---|---|
| Bouira | |
 Beautiful mountains view | |
 Location of the City within Bouïra province | |
  Bouïra Location in Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 36.36666°N 3.88333°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Bouïra Province |
| District | Bouïra District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 127.55 km2 (49.25 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 88,801 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 10000 |
| Climate | Csa |
Bouïra is the capital of Bouïra Province, Algeria.[1] The city is also called "Garanda" by the locals.
Demographics
It has 75,086 inhabitants as of the 1998 census,[2]
which gives it 15 seats in the PMA.
| Year | Population[3] |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 18,200 |
| 1966 | 16,600 |
| 1987 | 35,600 36,500 (municipality) |
| 1998 | 52,500 |
Geography
It is located in the geographical heart of the province. 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.
Climate
| Climate data for Bouïra | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.9 (93.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
22.0 (71.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 88 (3.5) |
78 (3.1) |
84 (3.3) |
86 (3.4) |
74 (2.9) |
21 (0.8) |
8 (0.3) |
19 (0.7) |
53 (2.1) |
60 (2.4) |
81 (3.2) |
82 (3.2) |
734 (28.9) |
| Source: Climate data.org(1991-2021)[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Tuviret : émeute et destruction d'urnes électorales à Saharidj". Siwel (in French). 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- "Wilaya de Bouira" (PDF). joradp.dz (in French). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- "populstat.info". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- "Bouira Climate: Temperature & Weather by month". Climate data. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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