Official Name: | Mih Ouensa |
Native Name: | ﻣﻴﺔ وﻧﺴﺔ |
Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Mih Ouensa within Algeria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Subdivision Name1: | El Oued Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mih Ouensa District |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Total: | 15,593 |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 33.1969°N 6.7053°W |
Elevation M: | 97 |
Mih Ouensa (sometimes written Mih Ouansa or Mouïaf Ouennsa) is a town and commune, and capital of Mih Ouensa District, in El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 15,593,[1] up from 11,779 in 1998,[2] and a population growth rate of 3.3%.[1]
Mih Ouensa has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
Mih Ouensa lies on the N16, which connects Touggourt to El Oued. From El Oued the road continues northeast to Tébessa. A local road also leads north to Ourmas.
2.0% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 6.6% has completed secondary education.[3] The overall literacy rate is 63.3%, and is 71.3% among males and 55.0% among females.[4]
The commune of Mih Ouensa is composed of 14 localities:[5]
Neighbouring towns and cities