Sbaa (Arabic: اﻟﺴﺒﻊ) is a town and commune in Tsabit District, Adrar Province, south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 2,312,[1] up from 1,989 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 1.5%,[1] making it the least populated commune in the province.
The town of Sbaa and the nearby village of El Guerara lie at the very southern end of the Gourara region, an area in northern Adrar Province with many scattered oases. The town itself lies on the eastern and north-eastern sides of a small oasis.
An oil refinery lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the east of Sbaa.
Sbaa lies on the N6 national highway along with the village of El Guerara 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south. The N6 highway leads north to Béchar and south to Adrar.
Educationedit
2.4% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 15.8% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 78.8%, and is 85.5% among males and 71.4% among females.[5]
Localitiesedit
As of 1984, the commune was composed of three localities:[6]
^ abc"Population: Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
^"Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
^"Climate data for: Sebaa". climate-data.org. Retrieved 23 October 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 1 July 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 1 July 2013.
^(PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1473. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
Neighbouring towns and cities
January 01, 1970
sbaa, arabic, اﻟﺴﺒﻊ, town, commune, tsabit, district, adrar, province, south, central, algeria, according, 2008, census, population, from, 1998, with, annual, growth, rate, making, least, populated, commune, province, اﻟﺴﺒﻊtown, communelocation, commune, withi. Sbaa Arabic اﻟﺴﺒﻊ is a town and commune in Tsabit District Adrar Province south central Algeria According to the 2008 census it has a population of 2 312 1 up from 1 989 in 1998 2 with an annual growth rate of 1 5 1 making it the least populated commune in the province Sbaa اﻟﺴﺒﻊTown and communeLocation of Sbaa commune within Adrar ProvinceSbaaLocation of Sbaa within AlgeriaCoordinates 28 13 0 N 0 10 19 W 28 21667 N 0 17194 W 28 21667 0 17194CountryAlgeriaProvinceAdrarDistrictTsabitElevation264 m 866 ft Population 2008 1 Total2 312Time zoneUTC 1 CET Contents 1 Geography 2 Climate 3 Transportation 4 Education 5 Localities 6 ReferencesGeography editThe town of Sbaa and the nearby village of El Guerara lie at the very southern end of the Gourara region an area in northern Adrar Province with many scattered oases The town itself lies on the eastern and north eastern sides of a small oasis An oil refinery lies about 2 kilometres 1 2 mi to the east of Sbaa Climate editSbaa 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 Sbaa Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum C F 20 1 68 2 22 9 73 2 27 5 81 5 32 7 90 9 36 7 98 1 42 9 109 2 45 8 114 4 44 2 111 6 40 2 104 4 33 0 91 4 25 3 77 5 17 0 62 6 32 4 90 3 Daily mean C F 12 1 53 8 14 9 58 8 19 1 66 4 24 2 75 6 28 2 82 8 34 2 93 6 36 9 98 4 35 6 96 1 32 1 89 8 25 3 77 5 18 0 64 4 11 4 52 5 24 3 75 8 Mean daily minimum C F 4 2 39 6 6 9 44 4 10 8 51 4 15 8 60 4 19 7 67 5 25 5 77 9 28 0 82 4 27 1 80 8 24 1 75 4 17 6 63 7 10 8 51 4 5 8 42 4 16 4 61 4 Average precipitation mm inches 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 16 0 4 Source climate data org 3 Transportation editSbaa lies on the N6 national highway along with the village of El Guerara 4 kilometres 2 5 mi to the south The N6 highway leads north to Bechar and south to Adrar Education edit2 4 of the population has a tertiary education and another 15 8 has completed secondary education 4 The overall literacy rate is 78 8 and is 85 5 among males and 71 4 among females 5 Localities editAs of 1984 the commune was composed of three localities 6 Sbaa Village socialiste El GueraraReferences edit nbsp Algeria portal a b c Population Wilaya d Adrar PDF in French Office National des Statistiques Algerie Retrieved 1 July 2013 Algeria Communes Statoids Retrieved 8 March 2013 Climate data for Sebaa climate data org Retrieved 23 October 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 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 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 2012 01 15 Retrieved 1 July 2013 Neighbouring towns and cities Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sbaa amp oldid 1166622806, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
