Bouïra is the capital of Bouïra Province

Bouïra Province

-Administrative divisions:It is made up of 12 districts and 45 communes or municipalities.-Districts:# Aïn Bessem# Bechloul# Bir Ghbalou# Bordj Okhriss# Bouïra# El Hachimia# Haïzer# Kadiria# Lakhdaria# M'Chedellah# Souk El Khemis...

, Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

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Demographics

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

People's Municipal Assembly

The People's Municipal Assembly , is the political body governing the municipalities of Algeria. It is composed of an assembly elected on universal suffrage for five years. This assembly further elects a president, the president of the People's Municipal Assembly, which is the Algerian equivalent...

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Historical population

Year	Population
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

Ait Laziz

Ait Laziz is a town and commune in Bouïra Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 14,056....

 in the north, Aïn Turk in the north-east (home to the largest aqueduct in Africa), Aïn El Hadjar

Aïn El Hadjar

Aïn El Hadjar is a town and commune in Saïda Province in northwestern Algeria.-References:...

 in the east, El Hachimia

El Hachimia

El Hachimia is a town and commune in Bouïra Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 13,482.-References:...

 in the south-east, Oued El Berdi

Oued El Berdi

Oued El Berdi is a town and commune in Bouïra Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 9,221....

 in the south, El Asnam in the south-west, Haizer

Haizer

Haizer is a town and commune in Bouïra Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 15,388....

 in the west, and Taghzourt in the north-west.