Bounoura

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Bounoura

Total population

35,405

Elevation493 m

Coordinates32.49°, 3.70°

Demographic figures from Office National des Statistiques (Algeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

A

Abdelaziz Ben El Hadj Ibrahim Al Thaminy

Algerian writer

Mokhtar Belmokhtar

Algerian al-Qaeda member (1972–2016)

Moufdi Zakaria

Algerian poet (1908–1977)

Ibrahim Abu l-Yaqzan

Algerian Ibadi religious scholar, publicist, writer and anti-colonialist

Ṣ

Ṣāliḥ Kharfī

Algerian poet

H

Haji Baba Ammi

Algerian politician

M

Muhammad ibn Yusuf Attafayyish

Algerian faqih and writer

Sliman Ben Ibrahim

Algerian essayist

K

Kameleddine Fekhar

Algerian mozabita doctor and political activist

I

Ibrāhīm Bakīr Baḥāz

Algerian historian

I

Ibrahim Lashin

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ghardaïa

• El Guemgouma
  14.4 mi away
• Mungyeong
  6469.4 mi away · pop. 73,294
• Sangju
  6477 mi away · pop. 100,947
• Sinsang-ri
  6479.7 mi away
• Geomseong-ri
  6485.6 mi away
• Deokgu-ri
  6486.7 mi away
• Nagok-ri
  6487.3 mi away
• Sangdang-ri
  6487.5 mi away
• Bugu-ri
  6487.8 mi away
• Buk
  6488.6 mi away
• Ducheon-ri
  6489.2 mi away
• Sinhwa-ri
  6489.6 mi away

Browse all places in Ghardaïa →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Seen 2026-04-06

White-crowned Wheatear

Oenanthe leucopyga

Seen 2026-04-06

House Bunting

Emberiza sahari

Seen 2026-04-06

harmel

Peganum harmala

Seen 2026-04-06

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Seen 2026-04-06

castor bean

Ricinus communis

Seen 2026-04-06

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Seen 2026-04-06

Fulvous Chatterer

Argya fulva

Seen 2026-04-06

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Seen 2026-04-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).