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Aokas (Berber language: Aweqqas) is a coastal city and commune in northern Algeria in the Béjaïa Province.

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Settlement.official_name
Aokas
Settlement.nickname
Aweqqas
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Aokas.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Algeria
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Algeria
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Bejaia
Settlement.leader_title
President of the People's Municipal Assembly
Settlement.leader_name
Lagha Mohamed (2017-2022)
Settlement.area_total_km2
27.87
Settlement.population_as_of
15,989 (2008)
Settlement.population_density_km2
574
Settlement.timezone
West Africa Time
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.elevation_m
300
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal code

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Elevation
300
Image
Aokas.jpg
Dialing code
0622
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postal code
06130
Commons category
Aokas
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  • Geography
  • Hamlets
  • Borders
  • Cityscape
  • References

Aokas (Berber language: Aweqqas) is a coastal city and commune in northern Algeria in the Béjaïa Province.

It is located at about 25 kilometres from the province's capital city of Bejaia. The commune of Aokas was created by decree of October 2, 1869. It covered an area of 2,202 hectares and had a population of 2,245 inhabitants in 1931. Its name in berber means shark. Its average altitude is 300 meters.

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