N'Goussa explained
| Official Name: | N'Goussa |
| Native Name: | ﻧﻘﻮﺳﺔ |
| Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
| Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Algeria |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ouargla Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | N'Goussa District (coextensive) |
| Established Title: | Established[1] |
| Established Date: | 1984 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2740 |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Total: | 16,581 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Elevation M: | 127 |
N'Goussa (Arabic: ﻧﻘﻮﺳﺔ) is a town and commune, coextensive with the district of the same name, in Ouargla Province, Algeria. Some of its inhabitants speak the Ouargli language.[2] As of 2008, the population of the town was 19,039,[3] up from 13,344 in 1998,[4] with an annual population growth rate of 2.2%.[3] The town is on a local road, about 20km (10miles) north of Ouargla on the way to El Hadjira further north.
Climate
N'Goussa has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is light and sporadic, and summers are particularly dry.
Education
4.4% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 12.2% has completed secondary education.[5] The overall literacy rate is 73.3%, and is 82.4% among males and 64.1% among females.[6]
Localities
The commune is composed of 14 localities:[7]
- N'Goussa
- Frane
- El Bour
- Hassi El Khefif
- El Khobna
- Oglat Larbaa
- Ben Azzouz
- Debiche
- Hamraya
- Ouahda
- Chegga
- Hassi Maali
- El Koum
- Hassi Cheta
References
Neighbouring towns and cities
Notes and References
- Web site: Official website of the province of Ouarbla - N'Goussa. 25 February 2013. Arabic. https://web.archive.org/web/20130324062216/http://www.wilaya-ouargla.dz/ar/index.php/2012-11-14-16-35-54/2012-11-14-16-35-58/2012-11-14-16-35-69. 24 March 2013. dead.
- Web site: Tagargrent, a language of Algeria. Ethnologue. 25 February 2013.
- Web site: Population: Ouargla Wilaya. Office National des Statistiques Algérie. 24 February 2013. French.
- Web site: Algeria Communes. Statoids. 8 March 2013.
- Web site: 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. 13 February 2013. French.
- Web site: 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. 13 February 2013. French.
- Web site: 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. 2 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130302112245/http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1551.pdf . 2 March 2013 . 1551. French. 19 December 1984.
