What is the population of Ras El Ma, Sidi Bel Abbès?

Ras El Ma has a population of approximately 14,862 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Ras El Ma, Sidi Bel Abbès located?

Ras El Ma is located in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, at approximate coordinates 34.5015°, -0.8173°.

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Ras El Ma

Sidi Bel Abbèstown

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Ras El Ma

Total population

14,862

Air quality index

28Good

Coordinates34.50°, -0.82°

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

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City facts

Time zone

UTC+01:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ras El Ma is a town and commune in Sidi Bel Abbès Province in north-western Algeria.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude

34.5015

Longitude

-0.8173

Water area

—

View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good

PM2.5 (µg/m³)

4.2

PM10 (µg/m³)

9.5

Ozone (µg/m³)

NO₂ (µg/m³)

1.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

Distinct species (top 10)

Most-observed species

Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
2
African Chaffinch
Fringilla spodiogenys Bonaparte, 1841 · Aves
1
Small Red Damselfly
Ceriagrion tenellum (de Villers, 1789) · Insecta
1
Striped Hawk-moth
Hyles livornica Esper, 1780 · Insecta
1
Desert black tip
Elphinstonia charlonia (Donzel, 1842) · Insecta
1
Small White
Pieris rapae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
1
Andalusian wall lizard
Podarcis vaucheri (Boulenger, 1905) · Squamata
1
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles orientalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

Largest magnitude

3.8

Largest event

2006-12-06

Most recent

M 3.8 — 2006-12-06
2 km SSE of Beni Saf, Algeria
M 3.8 — 2005-07-07
7 km ENE of Hammam Bou Hadjar, Algeria
M 3 — 2004-06-19
16 km ESE of Aïn Temouchent, Algeria
M 2.8 — 2002-10-17
20 km SW of Sfizef, Algeria
M 2.5 — 2002-09-21
21 km W of Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria
M 2.9 — 2002-09-21
northern Algeria

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Slimane Belabed

French politician

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

Nearby places in Sidi Bel Abbès

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

5.36

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,958

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

Avg daily Wikipedia views

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Andalusian wall lizard

Podarcis vaucheri

Seen 2025-09-19

Spiny-footed Lizard

Acanthodactylus erythrurus

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

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ras El Ma, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikimedia Commons
• Wikidata
• Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API