Bordj Bou Arreridj
The economy is largely based upon agriculture and forestry, with some small-scale industries. Bordj Bou Arréridj is well-connected to other urban centres by road and rail. The cities of Sétif and Bouira are 70 km east and 115 km northwest, respectively. CA Bordj Bou Arréridj (CABBA) is a 1st Level Algerian professional football club based in town; its home grounds are 20 August 1955 Stadium in Mohamed Belouizdad.
Year | Population |
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1901 | 7,400 |
1948 | 21,900 |
1954 | 24,000 |
1966 | 33,800 |
1977 | 54,500 (town) 65,000 (municipality) |
1987 | 84,300 |
1998 | 129,000 |
2008 | 168,346 |
Economy
The city is considered highly innovative for presence of many high-tech. The city is home to a number of technology companies. The city is home to the headquarters of Condor Electronics.
Sports
Bordj Bou Arréridj has a team in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1: CA Bordj Bou Arréridj, founded in 1931. They also have two teams in the Algerian Basketball Championship: IRB Bordj Bou Arréridj and OS Bordj Bou Arréridj.
Climate
Climate data for Bordj Bou Arréridj (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
39.6 (103.3) |
42.1 (107.8) |
43.5 (110.3) |
42.5 (108.5) |
37.7 (99.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
43.5 (110.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
31.3 (88.3) |
35.5 (95.9) |
34.8 (94.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37.3 (1.47) |
27.7 (1.09) |
33.4 (1.31) |
39.2 (1.54) |
37.0 (1.46) |
20.2 (0.80) |
8.9 (0.35) |
15.4 (0.61) |
44.1 (1.74) |
29.7 (1.17) |
32.2 (1.27) |
31.7 (1.25) |
356.8 (14.05) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 57.7 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 186.3 | 193.0 | 230.7 | 257.3 | 301.8 | 332.7 | 354.6 | 324.8 | 256.4 | 238.8 | 181.3 | 172.9 | 3,030.6 |
Source: NOAA |