Oujda

Oujda
وجدة
Coat of arms of Oujda
Oujda is located in Morocco
Oujda
Oujda
Location of Oujda in Morocco
Oujda is located in Africa
Oujda
Oujda
Oujda (Africa)
Coordinates: 34°41′21″N 1°54′41″W / 34.68917°N 1.91139°W / 34.68917; -1.91139
Country Morocco
RegionOriental
Modern city994
Area
 • Total96.4 km2 (37.2 sq mi)
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
 • Total720,618
 • Rank8th in Morocco
 • Density7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Oujda (Arabic: وجدة, pronounced [ˈwa(d)ʒda]) is a major Moroccan city in its northeast near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the capital city of the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of 720,618 people (2022 census). It is located about 15 kilometres (9 miles) west of the Moroccan-Algerian border in the south of the Beni Znassen Mountains and about 55 km (34 miles) south of the Mediterranean Sea coast.

  1. ^ "POPULATION LÉGALE DES RÉGIONS, PROVINCES, PRÉFECTURES, MUNICIPALITÉS, ARRONDISSEMENTS ET COMMUNES DU ROYAUME D'APRÈS LES RÉSULTATS DU RGPH 2014" [LEGAL POPULATION OF REGIONS, PROVINCES, PREFECTURES, MUNICIPALITIES, DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITIES OF THE KINGDOM BASED ON THE RESULTS OF RGPH 2014] (in Arabic and French). High Commission for Planning, Morocco. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2017.

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