Charouine (Arabic: ﺷﺮوﻳﻦ) is a town and commune, and capital of Charouine District, in Adrar Province, south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 11,347,[1] up from 8,678 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 1.8%.[1]
Charouine lies at an elevation of 285 metres (935 ft) near an oasis, part of the Gourara region of northern Adrar Province. Groves of trees are found around the main town; to the north-west the terrain is dominated by rocky areas and sand dunes, while to the south-east near the village of Taguelzi the terrain falls away dramatically, featuring cliffs up to 50 metres (160 ft) high.
Charouine lies on the N51 national highway that connects the N6 national highway in the southwest to the N1 national highway further east (in southern Ghardaïa Province). The N6 national highway then leads north to Béchar and south to Adrar, while the N1 leads north to Ghardaïa and south to Tamanrasset. The town of Timimoun is located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the east, also on the N51, while the provincial capital Adrar is about 150 kilometres (93 mi) to the south by road.
Educationedit
2.8% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 8.4% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 54.2%, and is 71.8% among males and 35.0% among females.[5]
Localitiesedit
As of 1984, the commune was composed of ten localities:[6]
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^"Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
^"Climate data for: Charouine". climate-data.org. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
^(PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
^(PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
^(PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1473. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
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charouine, arabic, ﺷﺮوﻳﻦ, town, commune, capital, district, adrar, province, south, central, algeria, according, 2008, census, population, from, 1998, with, annual, growth, rate, ﺷﺮوﻳﻦtown, communelocation, commune, within, adrar, provincelocation, within, alg. Charouine Arabic ﺷﺮوﻳﻦ is a town and commune and capital of Charouine District in Adrar Province south central Algeria According to the 2008 census it has a population of 11 347 1 up from 8 678 in 1998 2 with an annual growth rate of 1 8 1 Charouine ﺷﺮوﻳﻦTown and communeLocation of Charouine commune within Adrar ProvinceCharouineLocation of Charouine within AlgeriaCoordinates 29 1 7 N 0 15 28 W 29 01861 N 0 25778 W 29 01861 0 25778CountryAlgeriaProvinceAdrarDistrictCharouineElevation285 m 935 ft Population 2008 1 Total11 347Time zoneUTC 1 CET Contents 1 Geography 2 Climate 3 Transportation 4 Education 5 Localities 6 ReferencesGeography editCharouine lies at an elevation of 285 metres 935 ft near an oasis part of the Gourara region of northern Adrar Province Groves of trees are found around the main town to the north west the terrain is dominated by rocky areas and sand dunes while to the south east near the village of Taguelzi the terrain falls away dramatically featuring cliffs up to 50 metres 160 ft high Climate editCharouine has a hot desert climate Koppen climate classification BWh with extremely hot summers and mild winters and very little precipitation throughout the year Climate data for CharouineMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 19 5 67 1 22 3 72 1 27 1 80 8 32 2 90 0 36 1 97 0 42 2 108 0 45 5 113 9 44 1 111 4 39 7 103 5 32 4 90 3 24 9 76 8 18 9 66 0 32 1 89 7 Daily mean C F 11 9 53 4 14 6 58 3 19 0 66 2 23 9 75 0 27 8 82 0 33 5 92 3 36 8 98 2 35 7 96 3 31 8 89 2 25 0 77 0 18 0 64 4 12 4 54 3 24 2 75 6 Average low C F 4 4 39 9 6 9 44 4 10 9 51 6 15 7 60 3 19 6 67 3 24 9 76 8 28 1 82 6 27 3 81 1 24 0 75 2 17 7 63 9 11 1 52 0 6 0 42 8 16 4 61 5 Average precipitation mm inches 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 19 0 6 Source climate data org 3 Transportation editCharouine lies on the N51 national highway that connects the N6 national highway in the southwest to the N1 national highway further east in southern Ghardaia Province The N6 national highway then leads north to Bechar and south to Adrar while the N1 leads north to Ghardaia and south to Tamanrasset The town of Timimoun is located about 60 kilometres 37 mi to the east also on the N51 while the provincial capital Adrar is about 150 kilometres 93 mi to the south by road Education edit2 8 of the population has a tertiary education and another 8 4 has completed secondary education 4 The overall literacy rate is 54 2 and is 71 8 among males and 35 0 among females 5 Localities editAs of 1984 the commune was composed of ten localities 6 Charouine Taourirt Adjir Rharbi Adjir Chergui Taguelzi Tinekham Bakou Beni Islem Asfaou TabouReferences edit nbsp Algeria portal a b c Population Wilaya d Adrar PDF in French Office National des Statistiques Algerie Archived from the original PDF on 16 December 2011 Retrieved 1 July 2013 Algeria Communes Statoids Retrieved 8 March 2013 Climate data for Charouine climate data org Retrieved 6 August 2013 Structure relative de la population residente des menages ordinaires et collectifs agee de 6 ans et plus selon le niveau d instruction et la commune de residence PDF in French Office National des Statistiques Algerie Archived from the original PDF on 13 November 2011 Retrieved 1 July 2013 Taux d analphabetisme et taux d alphabetisation de la population agee de 15 ans et plus selon le sexe et la commune de residence PDF in French Office National des Statistiques Algerie Archived from the original PDF on 13 November 2011 Retrieved 1 July 2013 Decret n 84 365 fixant la composition la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes Wilaya d Adrar PDF in French Journal officiel de la Republique Algerienne 19 December 1984 p 1473 Archived from the original PDF on 15 January 2012 Retrieved 1 July 2013 Neighbouring towns and cities Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charouine amp oldid 1124969455, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
