Bouira

Bouïra بويرة ⵜⵓⵯⵉⵔⵜⵙ
City
A memorial near the city seat
Location of the City within Bouïra province
Bouïra Location in Algeria
Coordinates: 36°22′00″N 3°53′00″E / 36.36666°N 3.88333°E / 36.36666; 3.88333
Country	Algeria
Province	Bouïra Province
District	Bouïra District
Area
• Total	127.55 km2 (49.25 sq mi)
Elevation	87 m (285 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	307,987
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Time zone	+1 (UTC+1)
Postal code	07000
Climate	Csa

Coordinates: 36°22′48″N 3°54′5″E / 36.38000°N 3.90139°E / 36.38000; 3.90139

Bouïra (Berber: Tubirett) is the capital of Bouïra Province, Algeria.

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

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.