City in Algiers Province, Algeria Algiers الجزائر Alger City Clockwise: Buildings along the Mediterranean coast of Algiers, Martyrs Memorial, Notre-Dame d'Afrique, 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″E﻿ / ﻿36.75389°N 3.05889°E﻿ / 36.75389; 3.05889Coordinates: 36°45′14″N 3°3′32″E﻿ / ﻿36.75389°N 3.05889°E﻿ / 36.75389; 3.05889 Country Algeria Province Algiers Province District Sidi M'Hamed District Government • Wali (Governor) Abdelkader Zoukh (since 2013) Area • City 363 km2 (140 sq mi) • Metro 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi) Highest elevation 424 m (1,391 ft) Lowest elevation 2 m (7 ft) Population (2011)[1][2] • City 3,415,811 • Density 9,400/km2 (24,000/sq mi) • Metro 7,796,923 • Metro density 6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) Postal codes 16000–16132 Area code(s) (+213) 021 Climate Csa