Talmine

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FieldValue
official_nameTalmine
native_nameﻃﺎﻟﻤﻴﻦ
settlement_typeTown and commune
image_mapDz - Talmin (wilaya d'Adrar) location map.svg
mapsize200px
map_captionLocation of Talmine commune within the former Adrar Province
pushpin_mapAlgeria
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Talmine within Algeria
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_mapsize300
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_nameAlgeria
subdivision_name1Timimoun
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Charouine
population_as_of2008
population_total12768
population_footnotes
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
coordinates
elevation_m364
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Talmine () was a town and commune in Charouine District, Adrar Province, in south-central Algeria. In 2019, the redistribution moved the larger Charouine District into the newly-created Timimoun Province. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 12,768, up from 9,469 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 3.1%.

Geography

Talmine commune lies at an elevation of about 364 m. It covers the westernmost oases in the Gourara region of the Timimoun Province (excepting the villages of Meslila and Bent Cherk that lies in Béchar Province. The oases mainly lie in the southernmost part of the Grand Erg Occidental, a large area of sand dunes stretching well into Béchar and El Bayadh provinces.

Climate

Talmine has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.

| location = Talmine (Boukezzine) | metric first = yes | single line = yes | width = auto | Jan high C = 19.1 | Feb high C = 22.0 | Mar high C = 26.6 | Apr high C = 31.6 | May high C = 35.7 | Jun high C = 41.7 | Jul high C = 45.1 | Aug high C = 43.6 | Sep high C = 39.1 | Oct high C = 31.7 | Nov high C = 24.4 | Dec high C = 18.7 | Jan mean C = 11.6 | Feb mean C = 14.3 | Mar mean C = 18.6 | Apr mean C = 23.4 | May mean C = 27.5 | Jun mean C = 33.1 | Jul mean C = 36.4 | Aug mean C = 35.2 | Sep mean C = 31.3 | Oct mean C = 24.4 | Nov mean C = 17.5 | Dec mean C = 12.2 | Jan low C = 4.1 | Feb low C = 6.6 | Mar low C = 10.6 | Apr low C = 15.3 | May low C = 19.3 | Jun low C = 24.6 | Jul low C = 27.8 | Aug low C = 26.9 | Sep low C = 23.6 | Oct low C = 17.2 | Nov low C = 10.7 | Dec low C = 5.7 | Jan precipitation mm = 2 | Feb precipitation mm = 3 | Mar precipitation mm = 5 | Apr precipitation mm = 2 | May precipitation mm = 1 | Jun precipitation mm = 0 | Jul precipitation mm = 0 | Aug precipitation mm = 1 | Sep precipitation mm = 1 | Oct precipitation mm = 4 | Nov precipitation mm = 4 | Dec precipitation mm = 3 | source 1 = climate-data.org | date=August 2013}}

Transportation

The main road through the commune is a provincial road that starts at the village of Taghouzi, passes through Taguenout, Saguia and Boukezzine before connecting to the N6 national highway southeast of Ksabi. A number of local roads connect this main road to the villages of the commune.

Education

1.0% of the population has a tertiary education (the second lowest in the commune), and another 3.2% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 36.4% (the second lowest in Adrar Province), and is 56.2% among males (second lowest in the province) and 15.0% among females (lowest in the province).

Localities

As of 1984, the commune was composed of 11 localities:

References

Neighbouring towns and cities |Centre = Talmine |North = El Bayadh Naama |Northeast = Ghardaïa Ouled Aissa Taguenout |East = Guettouf Timimoun |Southeast = Tabou, Algeria Charouine Tamanrasset |South = Tsabit Adrar |Southwest = Saguia Ksabi (Béchar) |West = Kerzaz (Béchar) Tindouf |Northwest = Béchar Taghit (Béchar)

References

  1. "CONVENTIONS ET ACCORDS INTERNATIONAUX - LOIS ET DECRETS ARRETES, DECISIONS, AVIS, COMMUNICATIONS ET ANNONCES". Journal Officiel de la République Algérienne Democratique et Populaire.
  2. "Population: Wilaya d'Adrar". Office National des Statistiques Algérie.
  3. "Algeria Communes". Statoids.
  4. "Climate data for: Boukezzine". climate-data.org.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. (19 December 1984). "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'Adrar". Journal officiel de la République Algérienne.

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