Koléa

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Koléa

Total population

54,401

Coordinates36.64°, 2.77°

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

Overview

Koléa is a city in Tipaza Province, northern Algeria, located approximately 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Algiers. Its population in 2010 was 46,685.

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

C

Claude Piegts

French murderer (1934–1962)

M

Maurice de Gandillac

French academic (1906–2006)

Jean-Pierre Bacri

French actor and screenwriter (1951–2021)

Ahmed Ressam

Algerian terrorist

Ali-André Mécili

Algerian politician

Denise Bonal

French actress 'playwright' writer

F

François Mercurio

French association football player (1930-2010)

J

Jean-Louis Laclare

French physicist (1942-2003)

K

Kléber Mesquida

French politician

M

Mohamed Lekkak

Algerian footballer

P

Pierre Giraudet

R

Robert Besson

French politician (1903–1978)

S

Sofiane Sebihi

boxer

Y

Yves Leenhardt

French military personnel (1926-2011)

Zaki Sp

Algerian singer

Boualem Khoukhi

Qatari association football player

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

Nearby places in Tipaza

• Ali Ammari
  1.4 mi away
• Haï Billal
  1.4 mi away
• Berbessa
  2.1 mi away
• Haouch Rouz حوش الرز
  2.6 mi away
• El Omrania
  2.7 mi away
• Haouch Saboun
  2.8 mi away
• Haouch Gaby
  3 mi away
• Béni Kerouane
  3.2 mi away
• Hamdania
  3.2 mi away
• Tektaka
  3.5 mi away
• Paillote
  3.9 mi away
• La Vigie
  4.3 mi away

Browse all places in Tipaza →

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

American Cockroach

Periplaneta americana

Seen 2026-08-10

White Italian Snail

Theba pisana

Seen 2026-08-08

Sea Daffodil

Pancratium maritimum

Seen 2026-08-07

rough cocklebur

Xanthium strumarium

Seen 2026-08-07

Centaurea sphaerocephala

Centaurea sphaerocephala

Seen 2026-08-07

false yellowhead

Dittrichia viscosa

Seen 2026-08-07

common hedge parsley

Torilis arvensis

Seen 2026-08-07

African Tamarisk

Tamarix africana

Seen 2026-08-07

Yellow Horned Poppy

Glaucium flavum

Seen 2026-08-07

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