El-Eulma العلمة |
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City and Common | |
El-Eulma
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Motto: "From the people, for the people" | |
Location of El Eulma in the Setif Province |
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Location of El Eulma in the Algeria | |
Coordinates: 36°09′23″N 5°41′06″E / 36.156449°N 5.685081°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Sétif Province |
APC | 2012-2017 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Mayor | Salim Lakehal (NLF) |
Area | |
• Total | 28.65 sq mi (74.20 km2) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 155,038 |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Postal code | 19600 |
ISO 3166 code | CP |
El-Eulma (Arabic: العلمة) is a city in Algeria, located some 210 miles east of the capital Algiers. It is the second-largest city in Sétif Province with a population of 105,130 (1998 census). In the French colonial period the city was known as Saint Arnaud after Marshal Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud.
Coordinates: 36°09′N 5°41′E / 36.150°N 5.683°E