Corso (City in Algeria)

Corso (قورصو in Arabic) is a city in Boumerdès Province, Algeria located 25 km east of Algiers. According to the 2008 census, this town has a population of 20,705.[1]

Corso, Boumerdés
قورصو
Commune and town
Corso, Boumerdés is located in Algeria
Corso, Boumerdés
Corso, Boumerdés
Coordinates: 36°45′23″N 3°26′00″E / 36.756500°N 3.43333°E / 36.756500; 3.43333
Country Algeria
ProvinceBoumerdès Province
DistrictBoumerdès District
Area
 • Total8.65 sq mi (22.41 km2)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total20,705
 • Density2,390/sq mi (924/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Area code3519

Localities

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The municipality is composed of two main cities, the city of Corso (chief town), and the agglomeration of Berrahmoune and several secondary agglomerations like Traykia, Haouch Mahfoud Ben Abdelkader, and Ouled Ben Bakhta.

History

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Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Corso (Boumerdès)", Wikipédia (in French), 2018-03-28, retrieved 2019-02-06