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Oran
Orancity
Total population
852,576
Demographic figures from Office National des Statistiques (Algeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Oran sits in Oran, Algeria and is identified as a major city. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 852,576. The settlement sits at 35.704°, -0.650°, a warm-temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 74.5°F and lows near 57.8°F, together with about 13.2 in of annual precipitation (a relatively dry total). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,840 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- French lavenderLavandula dentata L. · Magnoliopsida24
- Common IceplantMesembryanthemum crystallinum L. · Magnoliopsida19
- Bermuda-buttercupOxalis pes-caprae L. · Magnoliopsida17
- Six-striped WoodlousePorcellionides sexfasciatus (Budde-Lund, 1885) · Malacostraca16
- Mastic TreePistacia lentiscus L. · Magnoliopsida15
- Granulated Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium granulatum Brandt, 1833 · Malacostraca14
- Blue PimpernelLysimachia loeflingii F.J.Jiménez & M.Talavera · Magnoliopsida11
- common tortoiseTestudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758 · Testudines10
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.6 — 2024-02-1423 km N of Mascara, Algeria
- M 4.4 — 2022-07-1660 km NNW of Mostaganem, Algeria
- M 4.6 — 2022-06-2614 km NW of Aïn el Bya, Algeria
- M 4.5 — 2019-10-188 km W of El Amria, Algeria
- M 4.7 — 2018-04-2310 km NNW of Mostaganem, Algeria
- M 4.8 — 2017-07-1162 km NNW of Beni Saf, Algeria
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here



People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Oran
- Mers El Kebir3.6 mi away · pop. 17,957
- Hassi Bouamama3.8 mi away
- Es-Senia4 mi away · pop. 97,500
- Aïn Beida4.7 mi away
- Douar Sidi Maarouf5.4 mi away
- Sidi Maarouf6.4 mi away
- El Kerma7.1 mi away · pop. 25,636
- Hassi El Biod7.2 mi away
- Oued El Gassab7.8 mi away
- Haï Si Rabah8 mi away
- Hassi Bounif8.6 mi away · pop. 63,581
- Bousfer9 mi away · pop. 18,361
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Oran






Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library