Bouhamza
Sign in to saveBouhamza is a commune and village in Seddouk District, Northern Algeria in the Béjaïa Province on the banks of the Bou Sellam River.
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- Settlement.official_name
- Bouhamza
- Settlement.native_name
- بوحمزةBuḥemza
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar, kab
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Barrage bouhamza bejaia.png
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Algeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bejaia
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Hamlat Yacine
- Settlement.area_total_ha
- 778
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2008
- Settlement.population_total
- 9123
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- West Africa Time
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 160
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- 06031
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Bouhamza is a commune and village in Seddouk District, Northern Algeria in the Béjaïa Province on the banks of the Bou Sellam River.
== History == The former name was Ighil Aberkane, which translates as "the black mountain". The name 'Bouhamza' first appeared at the end of the 16th Century during the rebellion against the Spanish, led by a Turk called Hamza. The current name is Arabic and translates to "The place of Hamza"
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