Boumedfaa (بومدفع ) a town in northern Algeria.City (town): Bou Medfa: map, population, location , TipTopGlobe.com
It is located at 36°22′13″n, 2° 28′ 35″e, 100 km west of Algiers and 60 km north-east of Aïn Defla and 37 km north-west of Médéa and 40 km west of Blida.Boumedfaâ at encylopedea Africa.
In 2021 the population of the district was 28 500.↑ « Wilaya d'Aïn Defla : répartition de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs, selon la commune de résidence et la dispersion », Données du recensement général de la population et de l'habitat de 2008 sur le site de l'ONS. The population density is 860 per km2.
History During the Roman Empire a town of the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis called Flumenzer,Titular Episcopal See of Flumenzer at GCatholic.org. was located at Boumedfaâ.
During the rule of the Vandals in late antiquity, the town's Christian bishop, Paolo, was sent into exile in 484AD, by the king Huneric.
January 1, 1855, Bou Medfa merged with the township of Aïn Benian (Aïn Defla) 1869 saw the Opening of the Bou Medfa-Affreville section of the Algiers to Oran railway and branch lines
An earthquake in 1959 with magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck this area of Algeria on November 7 at a depth of 15.0 km. Some damage was caused. Titular Episcopal See of Flumenzer, at GCatholic.org.
Christian Bishopric An ancient Christian bishopric was established in the town during the Roman Empire. Although the bishopric ceased to effectively function with the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb the diocese of Flumenzer survives as a titular bishop.Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, (Leipzig, 1931), p. 465.Stefano Antonio Morcelli, Africa christiana, Volume I, (Brescia, 1816), p.160+ The last bishop was Adel Zaky, apostolic vicar of Alexandria, Egypt (2009–2019).David Cheney, Diocesi di Flumenzer, su Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
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