Map of El Oued, Algeria
El Oued is the administrative centre of El Oued, Algeria, with a population of about 186,525. It lies at 33.3561°N, 6.8632°E. El Oued is about 509 km (316 mi) southeast of Algiers, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Guemar, 16 km to the northwest.
El Oued at a glance
Country
Region
El Oued
Population
186,525GeoNames
Coordinates
33.3561, 6.863233°21′22″N 6°51′47″E
Time zone
Africa/AlgiersUTC+01:00
Local time
–
Distance to Algiers
509 km (316 mi)
Where is El Oued?
- The 13th largest city in Algeria by recorded population.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 9 h 56 min on the shortest day to 14 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near El Oued
- Guemar — 16 km northwest
- Debila — 20 km northeast
- Tebesbest — 77 km west
- Touggourt — 79 km west
- Djamaa — 83 km west
- El Meghaïer — 109 km northwest
- El Hadjira — 151 km southwest
- Biskra — 196 km northwest
- Tolga — 204 km northwest
- Ouled Djellal — 205 km northwest
Largest cities in El Oued
Largest cities in Algeria
- Algiers — 2,364,230
- Oran — 803,329
- Constantine — 448,028
- Annaba — 342,703
- Blida — 331,779
- Batna City — 289,504
- Bab Ezzouar — 275,630
- Djelfa — 265,833
- Sétif — 252,127
- Sidi Bel Abbes — 210,146
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.