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Berrouaghia البرواقيةBirwaghia
Commune and town
Berrouaghia
Nickname: Tanaramusa
Berrouaghia
Coordinates: 36°08′N 2°55′E / 36.133°N 2.917°E / 36.133; 2.917
Country	Algeria
Province	Médéa Province
Population
• Total	60,152
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
CP	26200

Berrouaghia is a town and commune in Médéa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census, it has a population of 58,780.

History

Berrouaghia's historical significance dates back to the Roman Empire, known as Tanaramusa Castra. Tanaramusa was an ancient Roman town and served as the seat of an early Christian Bishopric in North Africa.

Notable people

• Benyoucef Benkhedda - Algerian politician, leader during Algerian War of Independence
• Mokhtar Mokhtefi - member of the National Liberation Front (FLN)

References

1. "Algeria Municipalities". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
2. "Titulare T". www.apostolische-nachfolge.de. Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
3. Eintrag at gcatholic.org.
4. Cheney, David M. "Tanaramusa (Titular See) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2018-01-29.

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Capital: Médéa
Districts	Aïn Boucif Aziz Béni Slimane Berrouaghia Chahbounia Chellalat El Adhaoura El Azizia El Omaria Guelb El Kébir Ksar El Boukhari Médéa Ouamri Ouled Antar Ouzera Seghouane Si Mahdjoub Sidi Naâmane Souaghi Tablat
Communes	Aïn Boucif Aïn Ou Ksir Aissaouia Aziz Baata Benchicao Beni Slimane Berrouaghia Bir Ben Laabed Boghar Bou Aiche Bouaichoune Bouchrahil Boughezoul Bouskene Chahbounia Challalat El Adhaoura Cheniguel Derrag Deux Bassins Djouab Draa Essamar El Azizia El Guelbelkebir El Hamdania El Omaria El Ouinet Hannacha Kef Lakhdar Khams Djouamaa Ksar Boukhari Meghraoua Médéa Medjebar Meftaha Mezerana Mihoub Ouamri Oued Harbil Ouled Antar Ouled Bouachra Ouled Brahim Ouled Deide Ouled Hellal Ouled Maaref Oum El Djalil Ouzera Rebaia Saneg Sedraia Seghouane Sidi Mahdjoub Sidi Damed Sidi Errabia Sidi Naamane Sidi Zahar Sidi Ziane Souagui Tablat Tafraout Tamesguida Tizi Mahdi Tlatet Eddouair Zoubiria

36°08′N 2°55′E / 36.133°N 2.917°E / 36.133; 2.917

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