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Lahmar
اﻻﺣﻤﺮ | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
 Location of Lahmar commune within Béchar Province | |
  Lahmar Location of Lahmar within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 31°55′53″N 2°15′30″W / 31.93139°N 2.25833°W | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Béchar Province |
| District | Lahmar District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 820 km2 (320 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 939 m (3,081 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,961 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Lahmar (Arabic: اﻻﺣﻤﺮ) is a town and commune, and capital of Lahmar District, in Béchar Province, western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 1,969,[1] up from 1,404 in 1998,[2] and its population growth rate is 3.5%, the highest in the province.[1] The commune covers an area of 820 square kilometres (320 sq mi).[3]
- ^ a b c d "Population: Béchar Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ^ "Population, Area and Density per Commune" (in French). Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2013.