Bou Saâda

Bou Saada (Arabic: بو سعادة, bu s‘adah, meaning "place of happiness") is a town and municipality in M'Sila Province, Algeria, situated 245 km south of Algiers. As Arena it was the site of a city and bishopric in Roman Africa, now a Catholic titular see. The municipal population was estimated at 134,000 in 2008.

Bou Saâda
بو سعادة
Commune and town
Bou Saâda
Coordinates: 35°13′09″N 4°10′54″E
Country Algeria
ProvinceM'Sila Province
Area
  Total249.34 km2 (96.27 sq mi)
Elevation
553 m (1,814 ft)
Population
 (2008 census)
  Total111,787
  Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
28001
Websitebousaada.org
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