Oujda
city in Morocco
Oujda (Arabic: وجدة; Berber languages: ⵡⵓⵊⴷⴰ, romanized: Wujda) is a major Moroccan city near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of about 558,000 people living there.
Oujda
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City | |
Location of Oujda in Morocco | |
Coordinates: 34°41′21″N 1°54′41″W / 34.68917°N 1.91139°W | |
Country | Morocco |
Region | Oriental |
Modern city | 994 |
Area | |
• Total | 96.4 km2 (37.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 558,000 |
• Rank | 8th in Morocco |
• Density | 5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
References
change- ↑ "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.