N'Goussa
N'Goussa (Arabic: ﻧﻘﻮﺳﺔ) is a town and commune, coextensive with the district of the same name, in Ouargla Province, Algeria. Some of its inhabitants speak the Ouargli language.[3] As of 2008, the population of the town was 19,039,[2] up from 13,344 in 1998,[4] with an annual population growth rate of 2.2%.[2] The town is on a local road, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Ouargla on the way to El Hadjira further north.
N'Goussa ﻧﻘﻮﺳﺔ | |
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Commune and town | |
N'Goussa | |
| Coordinates: 32°8′27″N 5°18′30″E / 32.14083°N 5.30833°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Ouargla Province |
| District | N'Goussa District (coextensive) |
| Established[1] | 1984 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,740 km2 (1,060 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Population (2008)[2] | |
| • Total | 16,581 |
| • Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Climate edit
N'Goussa has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is light and sporadic, and summers are particularly dry.
Education edit
4.4% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 12.2% has completed secondary education.[5] The overall literacy rate is 73.3%, and is 82.4% among males and 64.1% among females.[6]
Localities edit
The commune is composed of 14 localities:[7]
- N'Goussa
- Frane
- El Bour
- Hassi El Khefif
- El Khobna
- Oglat Larbaa
- Ben Azzouz
- Debiche
- Hamraya
- Ouahda
- Chegga
- Hassi Maali
- El Koum
- Hassi Cheta
See also edit
References edit
- ^ (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "Population: Ouargla Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Tagargrent, a language of Algeria". Ethnologue. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Structure relative de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs âgée de 6 ans et plus selon le niveau d'instruction et la commune de résidence" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence " (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1551. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.