Aokas

Aokas
Aokas
City
	Nickname: Aweqqas
	Aokas
	Coordinates: 36°38′N 5°15′E / 36.633°N 5.250°E
Country	Algeria
Province	Bejaia
Government
• President of the People's Municipal Assembly	Lagha Mohamed (2017-2022)
Area
• Total	27.87 km2 (10.76 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
• Density	574/km2 (1,490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)
Postal code	06007
NOS code	0622

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

^ ^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.
^ "Aweqqas". amawal.wikidot.com (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2019.

[2008_Census-1] "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.

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Aokas
City

Nickname: Aweqqas
Aokas
Coordinates: 36°38′N 5°15′E / 36.633°N 5.250°E / 36.633; 5.250
Country	Algeria
Province	Bejaia
Government
• President of the People's Municipal Assembly	Lagha Mohamed (2017-2022)
Area
• Total	27.87 km² (10.76 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
• Density	574/km² (1,490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)
Postal code	06007
NOS code	0622

Aokas

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