Oujda

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
City
Oujda
Location of Oujda in Morocco
Oujda
Oujda (Africa)
Coordinates: 34°41′21″N 1°54′41″W
CountryMorocco
RegionOriental
Modern city994
Area
  Total96.4 km2 (37.2 sq mi)
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Population
  Total558,000
  Rank8th in Morocco
  Density5,800/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

References

  1. "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.
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