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Ouled Ahmed Timmi

Coordinates: 27°49′N 0°20′W / 27.817°N 0.333°W / 27.817; -0.333
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Ouled Ahmed Timmi
أوﻻد أﺣﻤﺪ ﺗﻴﻤﻰ
Commune
Location of Ouled Ahmed Timmi commune within Adrar Province
Location of Ouled Ahmed Timmi commune within Adrar Province
Ouled Ahmed Timmi is located in Algeria
Ouled Ahmed Timmi
Ouled Ahmed Timmi
Location of Ouled Ahmed Timmi within Algeria
Coordinates: 27°49′N 0°20′W / 27.817°N 0.333°W / 27.817; -0.333
CountryAlgeria
ProvinceAdrar
DistrictAdrar
Elevation
229 m (751 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total
13,547
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Ouled Ahmed Timmi (Template:Lang-ar) is a commune in Adrar District, Adrar Province, in south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 13,547,[1] up from 11,976 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 1.3%.[1]

Geography

The commune covers a series of populated oases in the northern part of the Tuat region to the immediate west and south of Adrar. The elevation of the area is around 229 metres (751 ft). It also covers a strip of land stretching about 200 kilometres (120 mi) to the western border of the province; this area covers the almost uninhabited Erg Chech desert.

Climate

See also: Climate of Adrar

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

Transportation

The villages of the commune to the northwest (such as Ouinna, Melouka and Kousan) are connected to the western side of Adrar city by provincial roads, and to the villages in Bouda commune further north. The villages to the southeast (such as Ouled Brahim, Mahidia and Zaouia Sidi Bekri) are connected to the N6 national highway on its way south from Adrar.

Education

5.1% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 15.9% has completed secondary education.[3] The overall literacy rate is 75.7%, and is 85.4% among males and 65.9% among females.[4]

Localities

As of 1984, the commune was composed of 15 localities:[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population: Wilaya de Tamanrasset" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1496. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
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