Coordinates: 36°22′48″N 3°54′5″E / 36.38°N 3.90139°E / 36.38; 3.90139

A memorial near the province seat

Bouïra (Kabyle: Tubiret, or in tifinagh) is the capital of Bouïra Province, Algeria.

Demographics

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

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.

Twin towns

Bouïra is twinned with:

• - Roubaix, France

Bouïra Province Capital: Bouïra Districts Aïn Bessem · Bechloul · Bir Ghbalou · Bordj Okhriss · Bouïra · El Hachimia · Haïzer · Kadiria · Lakhdaria · M'Chedellah · Souk El Khemis · Sour El Ghozlane Communes Ain-Bessem · Ahnif · Aghbalou · Ain El Hadjar · Ahl El Ksar · Ain Laloui · Aïn Turk · Ait Laziz · Ath Mansour Taourirt · Aomar · Bouderbala · Bechloul · Bir Ghbalou · Bouiche · Boukram · Bordj Okhriss · Bouira · Chorfa · Dechmia · Dirrah · Djebahia · El Hakimia · El Hachimia · El Adjiba · El Khabouzia · El Mokrani · El Asnam · Guerrouma · Haizer · Hadjera Zerga · Kadiria · Lakhdaria · M'Chedallah · Mezdour · Maala · Maamora · Oued El Berdi · Ouled Rached · Raouraoua · Ridane · Saharidj · Sour El Ghouzlane · Souk El Khemis · Taguedit · Taghzout · Zbarbar

Provincial 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