Beni Haoua

Beni Haoua
بني حواء
Commune and town
Beni Haoua
Beni Haoua
Coordinates: 36°19′N 1°20′E / 36.32°N 1.34°E / 36.32; 1.34
Country Algeria
ProvinceChlef Province
DistrictBeni Haoua District
Population
 (2008)
  Total
20,853
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Beni Haoua (Arabic: بني حواء، romanized: beni ħawāʔ, locally "بنيحوة, bniħowa") is a town and commune in Chlef Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 17,602. From 1911 to 1962, the town was known as Francis Garnier, after the French officer, inspector of Indigenous Affairs of Cochinchina and explorer, Francis Garnier.