This article lists the cities of Algeria with a population above 50,000, starting with the most populated city.
The population of an urban area, according to the 2008 census, consists of those living in the geographical area limited by its urban perimeter and does not take into account the scattered population or administrative limits. The main criteria for classifying urban areas used by the NOS are: the size of the area which must exceed 5,000 inhabitants, the administrative rank, and the proportion of the city's activities. According to the categories defined in 2001 and 2006, urban areas are mainly classified according to their population size:
Metropolis, the municipal or intermunicipal population totals at least 300,000 people. Four cities bear this label: Algiers, Oran, Constantine, and Annaba; Large city, the total population is at least 100,000 people; Medium-sized city, the population is between 50,000 and 100,000 people; Small town, the population is between 20,000 and 50,000 people; Agglomeration, an urban area with a population of at least 5,000 people.
List of Algerian cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants This is a list of Algerian cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants, as well as towns and villages with more than 50,000 inhabitants, in alphabetical order according to the 2008 census. For a list of all the 1,541 municipalities (baladiyahs) of Algeria, see the list of municipalities of Algeria. # Arabic name 2008 Municipal population Wilaya 01 Algiers الجزائر 2,364,230Algiers 02 Oran وهران 803,329Oran 03 Constantine قسنطينة 448,028Constantine 04 Annaba عنابة342,703Annaba 05 Blida البليدة 331,779Blida 06 Batna باتنة 289,504Batna 07 Djelfa الجلفة 265,833Djelfa 08 Sétif سطيف 252,127Sétif 09 Sidi bel Abbèsسيدي بلعباس210,146Sidi bel Abbès 10 Biskra بسكرة 204,661Biskra 11 Tébessa تبسة 194,461Tébessa 12 Skikda سكيكدة 182,903Skikda 13 Tiaret تيارت 178,915Tiaret 14 Béjaïa بجاية 176,139Béjaïa 15 Tlemcen تلمسان 173,531Tlemcen 16 Béchar بشار 165,241Béchar 17 Mostaganem مستغانم 162,885Mostaganem 18 Bordj Bou Arreridj برج بوعريريج 158,812Bordj Bou Arreridj 19 Chlef الشلف 155,134Chlef 20 Souk Ahras سوق أهراس 153,479Souk Ahras 21 El Eulma العلمة145,380Sétif 22 Médéa المدية Médéa 23 Tizi Ouzou تيزي وزوTizi Ouzou 24 Jijel جيجل Jijel 25 Laghouat الأغواط 134,372Laghouat 26 El Oued الوادي El Oued 27 Ouargla ورقلة Ouargla 28 M'Sila المسيلة 132,975M'Sila 29 Relizane غليزانRelizane 30 Saïda سعيدة Saida 31 Bou Saâda بوسعادةM'Sila 32 Guelma قالمة Guelma 33 Aïn Beïda عين البيضاء Oum el Bouaghi 34 Maghnia مغنيةTlemcen 35 Mascara معسكرMascara 36 Khenchela خنشلةKhenchela 37 Barika بريكةBatna 38 Messaad مسعدDjelfa 39 Aflou آفلوLaghouat 40 Aïn Oussara عين وسارةDjelfa
List of Algerian cities and towns with 50,000-99,999 inhabitants :Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z __NOTOC__
A
Adrar (68 276) Aïn Defla (65 453) Aïn Fakroun (55 282) Aïn Oulmene (73 831) Aïn M'lila (88 441) Aïn Sefra (52 320) Aïn Témouchent (75 558) Aïn Touta (59 904) Akbou (53 282) Azzaba (56 922)
B
Berrouaghia (60 152) Bir el-Ater (77 727) Boufarik (71 446) Bouira (88 801)
C
Chelghoum Laid (82 560) Cheria (75 344) Chettia (71 490)
E
El Bayadh (91 632) El Guerrara (59 514) El-Khroub (65 344)
F
Frenda (54 162) Ferdjioua (61 894)
G
Ghardaïa (93 423)
H
Hassi Bahbah (86 421)
K Khemis Miliana (84 574) Ksar Chellala (52 753) Ksar Boukhari (67 813)
L
Lakhdaria (59 746) Larbaâ (83 819)
M
Mecheria (66 465) Mila (69 052) Mohammadia (84 700)
O
Oued Rhiou (64 685) Ouenza (52 737) Ouled Djellal (63 237) Ouled Yaïch (87 131) Oum El Bouaghi (80 359)
R
Ras El Oued (51 482) Rouissat (58 112)
S
Sédrata (53 218) Sidi Aïssa (72 062) Sig (70 499) Sougueur (78 956) Sour El-Ghozlane (50 120)
T
Taher (77 367) Tamanrasset (54 469) Tissemsilt (75 197) Tolga (55 809)
See also Provinces of Algeria List of municipalities of Algeria List of metropolitan areas in Africa List of largest cities in the Arab world
References
External links
National Office of Statistics (NOS), official website (English) Mongabay - City population estimates City Population - Older censuses