Ouargla
Ouargla is a regional capital in Algeria with a population of about 169,928.
AlgeriaCity🏆 #19 most populated in Algeria🕐 Africa/Algiers
Ouargla is the capital city of Ouargla Province in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria. It has a flourishing petroleum industry and hosts one of Algeria's universities, the University of Ouargla. The commune of Ouargla had a population of 133,024 in the 2008 census, up from 112,339 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 1.7%. However, including the commune of Rouissat, found in Ouargla's urban area, gives a total population of 191,136.
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About Ouargla
| Country | Algeria |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 50 |
| Population | 169,928 |
| Local currency | DZD |
| Coordinates | 31.9493, 5.3250 |
| Time zone | Africa/Algiers |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 570 km · Algiers |
| Population (Algeria) | #19 most populated in Algeria |
| Where on Earth | 31°56′58″N · 5°19′30″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 3,557 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 6,462 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Amman (Jordan) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -31.95, -174.67 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Paris | 1,896 km |
| London | 2,220 km |
| Cairo | 2,473 km |
| Moscow | 3,641 km |
| Dubai | 4,892 km |
| New York | 6,932 km |