Hadjout

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Hadjout
حجـوط (ar)
ⵃⴰⵊⵊⵓⵟ (be)
Commune and town
Centre de la ville.jpg
The city center of Hadjout
Nickname: 
Marengo
Dz - 42-12 - Hadjout - Wilaya de Tipaza map.svg
CountryFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Province Tipaza Province
Government
 •  Mayor M’hamed Gassaf
Area
 • Land202 sq mi (523 km2)
Population
 (2008 [1] )
 • Total65,300
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
42001–4212
Area code (+213) 048
Climate Csa

Hadjout formerly Marengo during French colonization is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria, approximately 78km to the west of the capital Algiers. [2]

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History

In 1927 the watering trough and the semicircular basin which occupied the crossroads of the two main roads disappeared and were replaced by the Monument to the Dead of the War of 1914-1918, which marked the town center of Marengo Hadjout. Marengo-bassin.jpg
In 1927 the watering trough and the semicircular basin which occupied the crossroads of the two main roads disappeared and were replaced by the Monument to the Dead of the War of 1914–1918, which marked the town center of Marengo Hadjout.

In 1848, the village was named Marengo. In 1958, the commune became part of the department of Algiers. After Algerian independence, it was renamed Hadjout.

Marengo was founded on September 17, 1848; the plan of the village was signed by the captain of the genius Victor de Malglaive on December 29, 1849. By decree of February 11, 1851 that Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, French, Signa, this village of colonists was given the name of Marengo, to honor the dedication of Colonel Gaspard, Joseph, Marie Caponne (1787-1862) who participated in the Napoleonic and Algerian conquests.

Transport

Hadjout has a large bus station providing inter-wilayas links, plus an urban railway station, which guarantees connections between Hadjout and other localities.

The road transport network of the municipality consists essentially of three national roads: the national road 42, linking Nador to the north and To the southeast, National Road 42A to reach Boumedfaa to the south, and National Route 67 Algeria, the main road to the north-east Koléa and further on Tessala El Merdja.

Demography

In 1926, Marengo counted 5217 inhabitants, of which 1200 were of European origin. The population then increased rapidly due to the birth rate of ethnic Algerians, the attraction of the center, and then external events that caused both a European and Algerian influx to the town, considered a safer place. At the 1954 census, the commune counted 13,400 inhabitants, including 122 foreigners and 10822 Algerians.

In 1960, according to the figures communicated by Mr. Frachon, there were about 19,500 inhabitants, 3,500 Europeans and 16,000 Algerian Muslims. The Europeans had a total of 812 families (average 3.10 people per family) the Muslims 2444 (average 4.52 people per family). The density of the population is then 125.76 inhabitants per square kilometer.

After the independence of Algeria in 1962, the municipality was renamed Hadjout (named after a local tribe) and counted 10000 inhabitants. At the 1998 census, the commune of Hadjout had 44,065 residents. In 2008, the population of the commune was 48,561.

Economy

Hadjout is known mainly for its agricultural side, it is one of the most important cities of the Metidja. A daily market with an area of 11500 m 2 attracts the clientele of the surrounding wilayas, it stands at the western exit of the city. A communal covered market was built during the colonial period in 1935. Apart from the agricultural side, it also has an important industrial zone for the region at the northern exit of the city, and several dealers of vehicles of the major French, Japanese, Korean and Chinese brands have settled in the city.

Sport

Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Hadjout. Stade du 5 juillet de HADJOUT.jpg
Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Hadjout.

The city's sports infrastructure consists mainly of a football stadium built during the colonial era. It was redeveloped by an extension of five bleachers and the ground covered with a lawn plus five playgrounds. The sports hall hosts many sports competitions and is also used as a theater and receives various events, including a gym.

The main sports clubs of Hadjout are:

Mayors of Hadjout


The city, still called by its French name Marengo, is featured in the beginning of Albert Camus' 1942 novel The Stranger as the place visited by Meursault, the protagonist, to mourn the death of his mother.

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References

  1. ↑ Recensement 2008 de la population algérienne, wilaya de Tipaza, sur le site de l'ONS.
  2. ↑ "Communes of Algeria". Statoids. Retrieved December 12, 2010.

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