List of cities in Algeria
The list of cities in Algeria provides an overview of the population development in the larger cities of the North African state of Algeria .
By far the largest agglomeration in Algeria is that of Algiers with a population of 5,515,889 (as of January 1, 2005). This means that around 17 percent of the country's people live in the capital region.
The following table contains the cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, their names in German transcription and in Arabic, the results of the census of February 12, 1977, March 20, 1987 and June 25, 1998 as well as an estimate for January 1, 2005 The provinces , the so-called Wilayat , to which the respective city belongs are also listed. The population figures refer to the actual city without the suburbs.
Cities in Algeria | ||||||||
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rank | Surname | Residents | province | |||||
transcription | Arabic | tamazight | 1977 census | 1987 census | 1998 census | 2005 estimate | ||
1. | Algiers | الجزائر | ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵏⴻⵖⵜ | 1,523,000 | 1,507,241 | 1,519,570 | 1,518,083 | Algiers |
2. | Oran | وهران | ⵡⴻⵀⵔⴰⵏ | 491.901 | 628,558 | 692,516 | 771.066 | Oran |
3. | Constantine | قسنطينة | ⵇⵙⴻⵏⵟⵉⵏⴰ | 345,566 | 443,727 | 462.187 | 507.224 | Constantine |
4th | Annaba | عنابة | ⵄⴻⵏⵏⴰⴱⴰ | 255.938 | 305,526 | 348,554 | 383.504 | Annaba |
5. | Batna | باتنة | ⵜⴱⴰⵟⴻⵏⵜ | 102,756 | 181,601 | 242,514 | 317.206 | Batna |
6th | Blida | البليدة | ⵍⴻⴱⵍⵉⴸⴰ | 136.033 | 170.935 | 226,512 | 264,598 | Blida |
7th | Sétif | سطيف | ⵙⵉⵜⵉⴼⵉⵙ | 129,754 | 170.182 | 211,859 | 246.379 | Sétif |
8th. | Ech Cheliff | ولاية الشلف | ⵛⵛⵍⴻⴼ | 75,864 | 129,976 | 179,768 | 235.062 | Chlef |
9. | El Djelfa | الجلفة | ⴵⴻⵍⴼⴰ | 47,435 | 84.207 | 154,265 | 221.231 | Djelfa |
10. | Sidi bel Abbès | سيدي بلعباس | ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⴱⴻⵍ ⵄⴻⴱⴱⴰⵙ | 112.998 | 152.778 | 180.260 | 208,498 | Sidi bel Abbès |
11. | Biskra | بسكرة | ⵜⵉⴱⴻⵙⴽⴻⵔⵜ | 90,471 | 128.281 | 170,956 | 207.987 | Biskra |
12. | Tébessa | تبسة | ⵜⴱⴻⵙⴰ | 61,063 | 107,559 | 153.246 | 203,922 | Tebessa |
13. | Tiaret | تيارت | ⵜⴰⴱⴻⵔⵜ | 53,277 | 95,821 | 145.332 | 198.213 | Tiaret |
14th | Ouargla | ورقلة | ⵡⴰⵔⴳⵕⴰⵏ | 42,098 | 81,721 | 129,402 | 183,238 | Ouargla |
15th | Bejaia | بجاية | ⴱⴳⴰⵢⴻⵜ | 73,960 | 114,534 | 147.076 | 182.131 | Bejaia |
16. | Skikda | سكيكدة | ⵙⴽⵉⴽⴷⴰ | 91,395 | 128,747 | 152.335 | 178,687 | Skikda |
17th | Tlemcen | تلمسان | ⵜⴰⵍⴰ ⵉⵎⵙⴻⵏ | 109,408 | 126,882 | 155.162 | 172,540 | Tlemcen |
18th | Bordj Bou Arreridj | برج بو عريريج | ⴱⵓⵔⴵ ⴱⵓ ⵄⵔⵉⵔⵉⴵ | 54.505 | 84.264 | 128,535 | 167.230 | Bordj Bou Arreridj |
19th | Béchar | بشار | ⴱⴻⵛⴰⵔ | 72,790 | 107.311 | 131.010 | 157.430 | Béchar |
20th | Medea | ولاية المدية | ⵎⴷⵉⵢⵢⴰ | 57,828 | 84,792 | 123,535 | 155,852 | Medea |
21st | Touggourt | تقورت | ⵜⵓⴳⵓⵔⵜ | 42,519 | 70,645 | 113,625 | 153,624 | Ouargla |
22nd | Jijel | جيجل | ⴶⵉⴶⴻⵍ | 35,065 | 62,793 | 106.003 | 148.901 | Jijel |
23. | Souq Ahras | سوق أهراس | ⵙⵓⴽⴰⴱⵔⴰⵙ | 52,144 | 83.015 | 115,882 | 148,328 | Souk Ahras |
24. | Mostaganem | مستغانم | ⵎⵓⵙⵜⵖⴰⵏⴻⵎ | 85.059 | 114.037 | 124,399 | 140.252 | Mostaganem |
25th | M'Sila | المسيلة | ⵎⵙⵉⵍⴰ | 33,642 | 65,805 | 99,855 | 140.048 | M'Sila |
26th | El Eulma | العلمة | 41,564 | 67,933 | 105.130 | 139,808 | Sétif | |
27. | Khenchela | خنشلة | ⵅⴻⵏⵛⵍⴰ | 44,223 | 69,743 | 106,082 | 138,754 | Khenchela |
28. | Saida | سعيدة | ⵙⵄⵉⴷⴰ | 55,855 | 80,825 | 110,865 | 136,856 | Saida |
29 | Ain Oussera | عين وسارة | 17.173 | 44,270 | 82,435 | 134.174 | Djelfa | |
30th | El Oued | الوادي | ⵍⵡⴰⴷ | 47.173 | 72,065 | 104,801 | 133.933 | El Oued |
31. | Guelma | قالمة | ⴳⴰⵍⵎⴰ | 56.106 | 77,821 | 108,734 | 133.127 | Guelma |
32. | Ghardaia | غرداية | ⵜⴰⵖⵔⴷⴰⵢⵜ | 70.508 | 89,415 | 110.724 | 127.172 | Ghardaia |
33. | Relizane | غليزان | ⵉⵖⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵢⵉⵣⴰⵏ | 55,450 | 80.091 | 104,285 | 126,794 | Relizane |
34. | Laghouat | الأغواط | ⵍⴻⵖⵡⴰⵟ | 40.156 | 67.214 | 96,342 | 126.291 | Laghouat |
35. | Bordj el Kiffan | برج الكيفان | ⵓⵣⵎⵉⵔ ⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ | 46,590 | 61.035 | 98,135 | 122,875 | Algiers |
36. | Bou Saâda | بو سعدة | 46,760 | 66,688 | 97.031 | 121,301 | M'Sila | |
37. | Bab Ezzouar | باب الزوار | ⴱⴰⴱ ⵣⵡⴰⵔ | 7,100 | 55.211 | 92,200 | 115,444 | Algiers |
38. | Messaad | مسعد | 19,885 | 47,460 | 75,533 | 114,625 | Djelfa | |
39. | Barika | بريكة | ⴱⴰⵔⵉⴽⴰ | 26,315 | 56,488 | 80,618 | 114,547 | Batna |
40. | Ain el Beida | عين البيضاء | 42,578 | 61,997 | 90,560 | 114.107 | Oum el Bouaghi | |
41. | El Chroub | الخروب | 14,962 | 42,261 | 65,344 | 103.995 | Constantine |