City in Algiers Province, Algeria Algiers الجزائر Alger City Clockwise: Buildings along the Mediterranean coast of Algiers, Martyrs Memorial, Notre-Dame dAfrique, Ketchaoua Mosque, Casbah, the Grand Post Office and the Ministry of Finance of Algeria Coat of arms Nickname(s): Algiers the White; Algiers the Dazzling Algiers Location in Algeria and Africa Show map of Algeria Algiers Algiers (Africa) Show map of Africa Coordinates: 36°45′14″N 3°3′32″Eufeff / ufeff36.75389°N 3.05889°Eufeff / 36.75389; 3.05889Coordinates: 36°45′14″N 3°3′32″Eufeff / ufeff36.75389°N 3.05889°Eufeff / 36.75389; 3.05889 Country Algeria Province Algiers Province District Sidi MHamed District Government •xa0Wali (Governor) Abdelkader Zoukh (since 2013) Area •xa0City 363xa0km2 (140xa0sqxa0mi) •xa0Metro 1,190xa0km2 (460xa0sqxa0mi) Highestxa0elevation 424xa0m (1,391xa0ft) Lowestxa0elevation 2xa0m (7xa0ft) Population (2011)[1][2] •xa0City 3,415,811 •xa0Density 9,400/km2 (24,000/sqxa0mi) •xa0Metro 7,796,923 •xa0Metroxa0density 6,600/km2 (17,000/sqxa0mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Postal codes 16000–16132 Area code(s) (+213) 021 Climate Csa