Bouïra

36°22′48″N 3°54′5″E

Bouïra Tubiret / البويرة Garanda
Bouira
Mountain view
Location of the City within Bouïra province
Bouïra Location in Algeria
Coordinates: 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)
Highest elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Lowest elevation	580 m (1,900 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	88,801
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postal code	10000
Climate	Csa

Bouïra is the capital of Bouïra Province, Algeria.^[1] The city is also called "Garanda" by the locals.

Demographics

It has 75,086 inhabitants as of the 1998 census,^[2] which gives it 15 seats in the PMA.

Historical population

Year	Population[3]
1954	18,200
1966	16,106
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 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.

Climate

Climate data for Bouïra
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	12.0 (53.6)	12.6 (54.7)	16.3 (61.3)	19.7 (67.5)	23.8 (74.8)	29.6 (85.3)	34.1 (93.4)	33.9 (93.0)	28.5 (83.3)	24.0 (75.2)	16.3 (61.3)	12.7 (54.9)	22.0 (71.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.6 (43.9)	6.9 (44.4)	10.2 (50.4)	13.4 (56.1)	17.3 (63.1)	22.5 (72.5)	26.5 (79.7)	26.2 (79.2)	21.7 (71.1)	17.6 (63.7)	11.0 (51.8)	7.6 (45.7)	15.6 (60.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.0 (35.6)	2.0 (35.6)	4.6 (40.3)	7.2 (45.0)	10.7 (51.3)	15.1 (59.2)	18.7 (65.7)	19.0 (66.2)	15.8 (60.4)	12.1 (53.8)	6.6 (43.9)	3.4 (38.1)	9.8 (49.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	88 (3.5)	78 (3.1)	84 (3.3)	86 (3.4)	74 (2.9)	21 (0.8)	8 (0.3)	19 (0.7)	53 (2.1)	60 (2.4)	81 (3.2)	82 (3.2)	734 (28.9)
Source: Climate data.org(1991-2021)[4]

Transportation

The Autoroute A2 passes through the city.