El Guerrara
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | El Guerrara |
| native_name | القرارة |
| settlement_type | Commune and town |
| image_skyline | El Guerrara, Algérie 1917.jpg |
| image_caption | Aerial view of the city in 1917 |
| image_map | DZ-47 Guerara.svg |
| mapsize | 200px |
| map_caption | Location of El Guerrara commune within Ghardaïa Province |
| pushpin_map | Algeria |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of El Guerrara within Algeria |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Algeria |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Ghardaïa Province |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | El Guerrara District (coextensive) |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_as_of | 2008 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 59,514 |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 310 |
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El Guerrara () (also written al-Qarārah or Guerara) is a town and commune, coextensive with El Guerrara District, in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 59,514, up from 48,313 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 2.1%.
Geography
Climate
El Guerrara has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
| location = Berriane | metric first = yes | single line = yes | width = auto | Jan high C = 16.4 | Feb high C = 19.1 | Mar high C = 22.4 | Apr high C = 27.8 | May high C = 32.4 | Jun high C = 37.9 | Jul high C = 42.2 | Aug high C = 40.9 | Sep high C = 35.0 | Oct high C = 27.9 | Nov high C = 21.2 | Dec high C = 17.1 | Jan mean C = 10.3 | Feb mean C = 12.6 | Mar mean C = 15.5 | Apr mean C = 20.1 | May mean C = 24.6 | Jun mean C = 29.8 | Jul mean C = 33.5 | Aug mean C = 32.4 | Sep mean C = 27.9 | Oct mean C = 21.2 | Nov mean C = 15.0 | Dec mean C = 11.1 | Jan low C = 4.2 | Feb low C = 6.1 | Mar low C = 8.7 | Apr low C = 12.5 | May low C = 16.8 | Jun low C = 21.8 | Jul low C = 24.8 | Aug low C = 24.0 | Sep low C = 20.9 | Oct low C = 14.5 | Nov low C = 8.8 | Dec low C = 5.1 | Jan precipitation mm = 8 | Feb precipitation mm = 5 | Mar precipitation mm = 9 | Apr precipitation mm = 6 | May precipitation mm = 5 | Jun precipitation mm = 2 | Jul precipitation mm = 1 | Aug precipitation mm = 2 | Sep precipitation mm = 6 | Oct precipitation mm = 7 | Nov precipitation mm = 9 | Dec precipitation mm = 8 | source 1 = climate-data.org | date=March 2013}}
Transportation
El Guerrara is on the W33, a regional road between Berriane on the N1 to the west, and the N3 about halfway between Touggourt and Ouargla to the east.
Education
40% of the population has a tertiary education (the equal highest in the province), and another 80% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 5%, and is 1% among males and 4% among females.
Localities
The commune of El Guerrara is composed of three localities:
- Vieux Ksar de El Guerrara
- Quartiers périphériques
- Palmeraie et village socialiste agricole
References
Neighbouring towns and cities |Centre = El Guerrara |North = |Northeast = Touggourt |East = El Allia (Ouargla) |Southeast = Ouargla |South = Zelfana |Southwest = Ghardaïa |West = Berriane El Bayadh |Northwest = Laghouat Hassi R'Mel (Laghouat)
References
- "Population: Ghardaïa Wilaya". Office National des Statistiques Algérie.
- "Algeria Communes". Statoids.
- "Climate data for: El Guerrara". climate-data.org.
- "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.". Office National des Statistiques Algérie.
- "Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence .". Office National des Statistiques Algérie.
- (19 December 1984). "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued". Journal officiel de la République Algérienne.
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