El Eulma

El Eulma
العلمة
City and Common
El-Eulma
El-Eulma
Motto: 
"From the people, for the people"
Location of El Eulma in the Setif Province
Location of El Eulma in the Setif Province
El Eulma is located in Algeria
El Eulma
El Eulma
Location of El Eulma in the Algeria
Coordinates: 36°09′23″N 5°41′06″E / 36.156449°N 5.685081°E / 36.156449; 5.685081
Country Algeria
ProvinceSétif Province
APC2012-2017
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorSalim Lakehal (NLF)
Area
 • Total
28.65 sq mi (74.20 km2)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
355,038
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
19001
ISO 3166 codeCP

El Eulma (Arabic: العلمة) is a city in Algeria, located 210 miles east of the capital Algiers. It is the second-largest city in Sétif Province with a population of 305,130 (1998 census). In the French colonial period the city was known as Saint Arnaud after Marshal Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud.

36°09′N 5°41′E / 36.150°N 5.683°E / 36.150; 5.683