List of cities in Algeria

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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
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

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