Aokas

Aokas
City
Nickname: 
Aweqqas
Aokas is located in Algeria
Aokas
Aokas
Coordinates: 36°38′N 5°15′E / 36.633°N 5.250°E / 36.633; 5.250
CountryAlgeria
ProvinceBejaia
Government
 • President of the People's Municipal AssemblyLagha Mohamed (2017-2022)
Area
 • Total27.87 km2 (10.76 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
 • Density574/km2 (1,490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (West Africa Time)
Postal code
06007
NOS code0622

Aokas (Berber language: Aweqqas) is a coastal city and commune in northern Algeria in the Béjaïa Province.

It is located at about 25 kilometres from the province's capital city of Bejaia. The commune of Aokas was created by decree of October 2, 1869. It covered an area of 2,202 hectares and had a population of 2,245 inhabitants in 1931. Its name in berber means shark.[2] Its average altitude is 300 meters.

The population of Aokas was of 15 989 in 2008.[1]

36°38′N 5°15′E / 36.633°N 5.250°E / 36.633; 5.250

  1. ^ a b "Wilaya de Béjaïa : répartition de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs, selon la commune de résidence et la dispersion" (PDF). NOS (in French). Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Aweqqas". amawal.wikidot.com (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2019.