El Eulma

El-Eulma
العلمة
City and Common
El-Eulma
El-Eulma
Motto(s): 
"From the people, for the people"
Location of El Eulma in the Setif Province
Location of El Eulma in the Setif Province
El-Eulma is located in Algeria
El-Eulma
El-Eulma
Location of El Eulma in the Algeria
Coordinates: 36°09′23″N 5°41′06″E / 36.156449°N 5.685081°E / 36.156449; 5.685081
Country Algeria
ProvinceSétif Province
APC2012-2017
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorSalim Lakehal (NLF)
Area
 • Total28.65 sq mi (74.20 km2)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total355,038
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
19001
ISO 3166 codeCP

El-Eulma (Arabic: العلمة) is a city in Algeria, located 210 miles east of the capital Algiers. It is the second-largest city in Sétif Province with a population of 305,130 (1998 census). In the French colonial period the city was known as Saint Arnaud after Marshal Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud.

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36°09′N 5°41′E / 36.150°N 5.683°E / 36.150; 5.683