Aïn El Hadjar, Bouïra

Aïn El Hadjar عين الحجر Aboutville
Commune and town
Aïn El Hadjar
Coordinates: 36°20′21″N 3°48′23″W
Country	Algeria
Province	Bouïra Province
Population  (2008)
• Total	9,260
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Aïn El Hadjar also known as عين الحجر, is a town and commune in Bouïra Province, Algeria. The town is in the mountains, 10 km south of Saida and is services by Algerian Railways.

History

Aïn El Hadjar has been tentatively identified as the Roman town of Centuria (Numidia) in Roman North Africa.

During the during French colonization the town was known as Aboutville. In 1958, the city then named Aboutville, was part of the former department of MEDEA After independence, it takes the name of Aïn El Hadjar.^[1]

According to the 1998 census it has a population of 7,988.^[2] by the 2008 Census this had increased to 9260 inhabitants.

References

1. Atlas de l'Algérie 1830-1960, Éditions Archives & Culture, février 2011, p80.
2. Statoids

36°20′N 3°48′E