Mohammadia, Mascara

Mohammadia المحمدية
Commune and town
Seal
Mohammadia
Coordinates: DZ 35°35′N 0°4′E / 35.583°N 0.067°E / 35.583; 0.067
Country	Algeria
Province	Mascara Province
District	Mohammadia District
Population (2008)
• Total	84,700
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)

Mohammadia is a town and commune in Mascara Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 71,366.^[1]

Mohammadia (formerly Perregaux during the French colonization) is a town in the province of Mascara, 80 km southeast of Oran, 35 km north of Mascara, Mostaganem 40 km and 57 km from Relizane.

Under the name Perregaux, the city was founded by French colonists on the ruins of the Roman city of Castra Nova.

References

Mascara Province
Capital: Mascara
Districts	Aïn Farès Aïn Fekan Aouf Bouhanifia El Bordj Ghriss Hachem Mascara Mohammedia Oggaz Oued El Abtal Oued Taria Sig Tighenif Tizi Zahana
Communes	Aïn Fares Aïn Fekan Aïn Ferah Aïn Fras Alaimia Aouf Beniane Bou Hanifia Bou Henni Chorfa El Bordj El-Gaada El Ghomri Hachem El Keurt El Menaouer Ferraguig Froha Gharrous Guerdjoum Guittena Ghriss Mamounia Hacine Khalouia Makdha Maoussa Mascara Matemore Mocta Douz Mohammadia Nesmoth Oggaz Oued El Abtal Oued Taria Ras Ain Amirouche Sedjerara Sehaîlia Sidi Abdeldjebar Sidi Abdelmoumen Sidi Kada Sidi Boussaid Sig Tighennif Tizi Zahana Zelameta

Coordinates: 35°35′N 0°04′E / 35.583°N 0.067°E / 35.583; 0.067