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Aokas (Berber language: Aweqqas) is a coastal city and district in the Béjaïa Province in northern Algeria and is located at about 25 kilometres from the province's capital city of Bgayet. The commune of Aokas was created by decree of October 2, 1869. It covered an area of 2,202 hectares and had a population of 2,245 inhabitants in 1931. Its name in berber means shark.[1] Its average altitude is 300 meters.

Aokas / Aweqqas
City
Aokas / Aweqqas
Coordinates: 36°38′N 5°15′E
Country	Algeria
Province	Béjaïa
District	Aokas
Government
• President of the People's Municipal Assembly	Lagha Mohamed (2017-2022)
Area
• Total	27.87 km2 (10.76 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
• Density	574/km2 (1,490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)
Postal code	06007
NOS code	0622

The population of Aokas (Aweqqas) was of 15 989 in 2008.[2]

Geography

Aokas (transliterated in tifinagh: ⴰⵡⵇⵇⴰⵙ), means shark in berber, is located in the wilaya of Béjaïa, in coastal Kabylia

Hamlets

Apart from the main locality of the commune, the hamlets of Aït Aïssa, Akkar, Mesbah, Tizi Djarmana, Aliouene ou Iaamrounene, Ansa, Tabellout, Tikherroubine, Amerzague, Tala Khaled, Laazib, Tidelsine, Iourarène, Tala Khelifa, Aguemoune, Tarmant I, Tarmant II and El Anseur are located in its confines.[3]

Borders

North -> Mediterranean Sea
North-East -> Mediterranean Sea
East -> Souk El Ténine
South-East -> Souk El Ténine and Taskriout
South -> Taskriout
South-West -> Taskriout and Tizi N'Berber
West -> Tizi N'Berber
North-West -> Tichy

Cityscape

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  Aokas (Cape)
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  Aokas (...)

References

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