A memorial near the province seat
Bouïra (Kabyle: Tubiret, or 
in tifinagh) 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.
Historical population | Year | Population[1] |
| 1954 | 18,200 |
| 1966 | 16,600 |
| 1987 | 35,600
36,500 (municipality) |
| 1998 | 52,500 |
[edit] Geography
It is located in the geographical heart of the province. 36°22′48″N 3°54′5″E / 36.38°N 3.90139°E / 36.38; 3.90139 36°22′48″N 3°54′05″E / 36.38°N 3.9014°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:
[edit] References
