Erg Ferradj

Erg Ferradj
ﻋﺮق ﻓﺮاج
Commune and town
Location of Erg Ferradj commune within Béchar Province
Location of Erg Ferradj commune within Béchar Province
Erg Ferradj is located in Algeria
Erg Ferradj
Erg Ferradj
Location of Erg Ferradj within Algeria
Coordinates: 31°2′5″N 2°47′29″W / 31.03472°N 2.79139°W / 31.03472; -2.79139
Country Algeria
ProvinceBéchar Province
Area
 • Total
6,410 km2 (2,470 sq mi)
Elevation
589 m (1,932 ft)
Population
 (2008)[2]
 • Total
4,406
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Erg Ferradj (Arabic: ﻋﺮق ﻓﺮاج) is a town and commune in Abadla District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 4,406,[2] down from 4,670 in 1998,[3] and an annual population growth rate of -0.6%, the second lowest in the province.[2] The commune covers an area of 6,410 square kilometres (2,470 sq mi).[1]

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ a b c "Population: Béchar Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 9 March 2013.