Nezla

"Nezla" may also refer to a locality in Hassi Messaoud, in Ouargla Province, Algeria.

Commune and town in Touggourt Province, Algeria

Nezla ﻧﺰﻟﺔ
Commune and town

33°5′0″N 6°3′5″E / 33.08333°N 6.05139°E / 33.08333; 6.05139
Country	Algeria
Province	Touggourt Province
District	Touggourt District
Established^[1]	1984
Area ^[1]
• Total	132.15 km² (51.02 sq mi)
Elevation	68 m (223 ft)
Population (2008)^[2]
• Total	51,674
• Density	390/km² (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Nezla (Arabic: ﻧﺰﻟﺔ) is a town and commune in Touggourt District, Touggourt Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 51,674,^[2] up from 40,524 in 1998,^[3] and an annual population growth rate of 2.5%.^[2] Nezla is part of the urban area of Touggourt, and forms much of the southern area of that city. Agriculture is the main industry of the region, along with some tourism.^[1] The Sidi Madhi Airport is found in Nezla commune, and serves Touggourt and the surrounding areas.

Localities

The commune is composed of five localities:^[4]

Nezla
Boumerdès
Sidi Boudjenane
Aïn Sahra
Sidi Madhi

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Official website of the province of Ouarbla - Nezla" (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 February 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population: Ouargla Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
^ "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1551. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.