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'''El Guerrara ''' ({{lang-ar|<big>القرارة</big>}}) (also written '''al-Qarārah'''<ref name="Statoids1998"/>) is a town and [[Communes of Algeria|commune]], coextensive with [[El Guerrara District]], in [[Ghardaïa Province]], [[Algeria]]. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 59,514,<ref name="census2008">{{cite web|title=Population: Ghardaïa Wilaya|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w47_p1.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=13 February 2013|language=French}}</ref> up from 48,313 in 1998,<ref name="Statoids1998">{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=9 March 2013}}</ref> with an annual growth rate of 2.1%.<ref name="census2008"/>
'''El Guerrara ''' ({{lang-ar|<big>القرارة</big>}}) (also written '''al-Qarārah'''<ref name="Statoids1998"/>) is a town and [[Communes of Algeria|commune]], coextensive with [[El Guerrara District]], in [[Ghardaïa Province]], [[Algeria]]. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 59,514,<ref name="census2008">{{cite web|title=Population: Ghardaïa Wilaya |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w47_p1.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |accessdate=13 February 2013 |language=French |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516131832/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w47_p1.pdf |archivedate=16 May 2013 |df= }}</ref> up from 48,313 in 1998,<ref name="Statoids1998">{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=9 March 2013}}</ref> with an annual growth rate of 2.1%.<ref name="census2008"/>


==Climate==
==Climate==
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==Education==
==Education==


3.9% of the population has a tertiary education (the equal lowest in the province), and another 19.1% has completed secondary education.<ref>{{cite web|title=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.|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w47_p6.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=13 February 2013|language=French}}</ref> The overall literacy rate is 82.9%, and is 88.1% among males and 77.5% among females.<ref>{{cite web|title=Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence .|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w47_p10.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=13 February 2013|language=French}}</ref>
3.9% of the population has a tertiary education (the equal lowest in the province), and another 19.1% has completed secondary education.<ref>{{cite web|title=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. |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w47_p6.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |accessdate=13 February 2013 |language=French |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516131702/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w47_p6.pdf |archivedate=16 May 2013 |df= }}</ref> The overall literacy rate is 82.9%, and is 88.1% among males and 77.5% among females.<ref>{{cite web|title=Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence . |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w47_p10.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |accessdate=13 February 2013 |language=French |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516131804/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w47_p10.pdf |archivedate=16 May 2013 |df= }}</ref>


==Localities==
==Localities==

Revision as of 18:31, 21 December 2016

El Guerrara
القرارة
Commune and town
Location of El Guerrara commune within Ghardaïa Province
Location of El Guerrara commune within Ghardaïa Province
Country Algeria
ProvinceGhardaïa Province
DistrictEl Guerrara District (coextensive)
Elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total59,514
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

El Guerrara (Arabic: القرارة) (also written al-Qarārah[2]) 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,[1] up from 48,313 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 2.1%.[1]

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.

Climate data for Berriane
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5) 		19.1
(66.4) 		22.4
(72.3) 		27.8
(82.0) 		32.4
(90.3) 		37.9
(100.2) 		42.2
(108.0) 		40.9
(105.6) 		35.0
(95.0) 		27.9
(82.2) 		21.2
(70.2) 		17.1
(62.8) 		28.4
(83.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.3
(50.5) 		12.6
(54.7) 		15.5
(59.9) 		20.1
(68.2) 		24.6
(76.3) 		29.8
(85.6) 		33.5
(92.3) 		32.4
(90.3) 		27.9
(82.2) 		21.2
(70.2) 		15.0
(59.0) 		11.1
(52.0) 		21.2
(70.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.2
(39.6) 		6.1
(43.0) 		8.7
(47.7) 		12.5
(54.5) 		16.8
(62.2) 		21.8
(71.2) 		24.8
(76.6) 		24.0
(75.2) 		20.9
(69.6) 		14.5
(58.1) 		8.8
(47.8) 		5.1
(41.2) 		14.0
(57.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8
(0.3) 		5
(0.2) 		9
(0.4) 		6
(0.2) 		5
(0.2) 		2
(0.1) 		1
(0.0) 		2
(0.1) 		6
(0.2) 		7
(0.3) 		9
(0.4) 		8
(0.3) 		68
(2.7)
Source: climate-data.org[3]

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

3.9% of the population has a tertiary education (the equal lowest in the province), and another 19.1% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 82.9%, and is 88.1% among males and 77.5% among females.[5]

Localities

The commune of El Guerrara is composed of three localities:[6]

  • Vieux Ksar de El Guerrara
  • Quartiers périphériques
  • Palmeraie et village socialiste agricole

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population: Ghardaïa Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Climate data for: El Guerrara". climate-data.org. Retrieved 27 March 2013.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued" (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1578. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013 or before. Retrieved 2 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)
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