Collo

Collo (), known as Chullu in antiquity, is a port town in the Skikda Province in northeastern Algeria, and forms part of the Collo Massif region. It is the capital and one of three municipalities of the Collo District.

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Settlement.official_name: Collo
Settlement.settlement_type: City and Common
Settlement.image_skyline: Collo skikda.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Collo
Settlement.image_map: Dz - 21 - Collo.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 120px
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Skikda Province
Settlement.pushpin_map: Algeria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Algeria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Skikda
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Collo
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Djamel Eddin Ghemired

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Area: 24
Image: Collo skikda.jpg

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History
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Titular bishopric
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Formerly a Phoenician trading post, then a Numidian and Roman port, Collo became under the Hammadids the port of Constantine. Today it is a small seaside town of about 35,000 inhabitants in 2008.