Bounoura (Arabic: بونورة) is a town and commune and capital of Bounoura District in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 35,405,[1] up from 27,775 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 2.5%.[1] It is effectively a suburb of the provincial capital Ghardaïa.

Bounoura بونورة
Commune and town
Location of Bounoura commune within Ghardaïa Province
Bounoura Location of Bounoura within Algeria
Coordinates: 32°28′57″N 3°42′13″E
Country	Algeria
Province	Ghardaïa Province
District	Bounoura District
Elevation	493 m (1,617 ft)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	35,405
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Geography

Bounoura lies on the banks of the Wadi Mzab, an intermittent river in the M'zab valley, just downstream upstream of Ghardaïa. The area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]

Transportation

Bounoura is located on the N1 highway, part of the Trans-Sahara Highway, which leads north to Laghouat and south to El Goléa, In Salah and Tamanrasset.

Education

7.0% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 16.0% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 86.3%, and is 95.3% among males (the equal highest in the province) and 77.2% among females.[5]

Localities

The commune of Bounoura is composed of five localities:[6]

References