| Official Name: | Zelfana |
| Native Name: | زلفانة |
| Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
| Mapsize: | 200px |
| Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Zelfana within Algeria |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Algeria |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ghardaïa Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zelfana District (coextensive) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Total: | 10,161 |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | 32.3969°N 4.2261°W |
| Elevation M: | 358 |
Zelfana (ar|زلفانة) is a town and commune, coextensive with Zelfana District, in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 10,161,[1] up from 7,241 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 3.5%.[1]
Zelfana has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
Zelfana is connected by a short 5km (03miles) road to the N48 highway, which connects it to Ouargla to the east, and the Trans-Sahara Highway or N1 to the west, near Noumerat Airport. The N1 connects to Ghardaïa to the north and to El Goléa and In Salah to the south.
5.5% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 15.4% has completed secondary education.[3] The overall literacy rate is 78.8%, and is 85.6% among males and 71.9% among females.[4]
The commune of Zelfana is composed of five localities:[5]
Neighbouring towns and cities