Bordj Bou Arréridj

Bordj Bou Arreridj برج بوعريريج
City
Bordj Bou Arréridj, N5 national highway across the downtown.
Location of Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria within Bordj Bou Arréridj Province
Bordj Bou Arreridj Location of Batna within Algeria
Coordinates: DZ 36°04′00″N 4°46′00″E / 36.066667°N 4.766667°E / 36.066667; 4.766667
Country	Algeria
Province	Bordj Bou Arréridj
District	Bordj Bou Arréridj District
Area
• Total	81.10 km² (31.31 sq mi)
Elevation	928 m (3,045 ft)
Population (2008 census)
• Total	158,812
• Density	2,000/km² (5,100/sq mi)
Postal code	34000

Bordj Bou Arréridj (Arabic: برج بوعريريج‎) population 140,000 (2005 estimate), is the capital city of Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, Algeria. It is situated 148 miles by road east of Algiers, near the Hodnar Massif in the southern Kabylie Mountains, at an elevation of 916 metres.

The economy is largely based upon agriculture and forestry, with some small-scale industries. Bordj Bou Arréridj is well-connected to other urban centres by road and rail. The cities of Setif and Bouira are 70 km east and 115 km northwest, respectively. CA Bordj Bou Arreridj (CABBA) is a 1st Level Algerian professional football club based in town; its home grounds are 20 August 1955 Stadium in Mohamed Belouizdad.

Historical population^[1]
Year	Population
1901	7,400
1948	21,900
1954	24,000
1966	33,800
1977	54,500 (town) 65,000 (municipality)
1987	84,300
1998	129,000
2008	168,346

Notes

↑ "populstat.info". populstat.info. Retrieved 2014-04-09.

Bordj Bou Arréridj Province

Capital:Bordj Bou Arréridj

Districts	Bordj Bou Arréridj Medjana Mansourah Ras El Oued Bordj Ghedir El Hamadia Bir Kasd Ali Bordj Zemmoura Djaâfra Aïn Taghrout

Communes	Achabou Aïn Taghrout Aïn Tesra Belimour Ben Daoud Bir Kasdali Bordj-Bou-Arreridj Bordj Ghédir Bordj Zemoura Colla Djaafra El Ach El Achir El Anseur El Hamadia El Main El M'hir Ghilassa Haraza Hasnaoua Khelil Ksour Mansoura Medjana Ouled Brahem Ouled Dahmane Ouled Sidi Brahim Rabta Ras El Oued Sidi Embarek Tafreg Taglait Teniet En-Nasr Tesmart Tixter

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 Tipasa Tissemsilt Tizi Ouzou Tlemcen

Coordinates: 36°04′N 4°46′E / 36.067°N 4.767°E / 36.067; 4.767

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