Boumerdes (Province)

Boumerdes
Basic data
Country	Algeria
Capital	Boumerdes
surface	1486 km²
Residents	610,000 (2006 estimate)
density	410 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	DZ-35

Coordinates: 36 ° 46 '  N , 3 ° 38'  E

The Boumerdes Province ( Arabic ولاية بومرداس, DMG Wilāyat Bū-Mirdās , tamazight ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⴱⵓⵎⴻⵔⴷⴰⵙ Agezdu n Bumerdas ) is a province ( wilaya ) in northern Algeria .

The province lies on the Mediterranean coast immediately east of the capital Algiers and covers an area of ​​1486 km².

Around 610,000 people (2006 estimate) inhabit the province, so the population density is around 411 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The capital of the province is Boumerdes .

Known residents

• Mohamed Seghir Boushaki (1869–1959), Algerian politician
• Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki (* 1967), Algerian astrophysicist
• Yahia Boushaki (1935–1960), Algerian politician

Web links

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