Oujda
Oujda
وجدة | |
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Oujda Location of Oujda in Morocco Oujda Oujda (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 34°41′12″N 01°54′41″W / 34.68667°N 1.91139°W | |
| Country | Morocco |
| Region | Oriental |
| Prefecture | Oujda-Angad Prefecture |
| Modern city | 994 |
| Area | |
• City | 96.4 km2 (37.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 470 m (1,540 ft) |
| Population | |
• City | 506,224 |
| • Rank | 8th in Morocco |
| • Density | 5,250/km2 (13,600/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 610,000 |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2024 |
| • Total (Metro) | $7.5 billion |
| • Per capita | $12,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Oujda (Arabic: وجدة, romanized: wajda, pronounced [ˈwa(d)ʒda]) is a major city in northeast Morocco near the border with Algeria. Oujda is the largest city and capital of the Oriental region of northeastern Morocco and has a population of 506,224 people (2024 census). It is located about 15 kilometres (9 miles) west of the Moroccan-Algerian border in the south of the Beni Iznassen Mountains and about 55 km (34 miles) south of the Mediterranean coast.