M'Rara
M'Rara
ﻣﺮارة | |
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Commune and town | |
 Location of M'Rara commune within El M'Ghair Province | |
  M'Rara Location of M'Rara within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 33°28′36″N 5°39′37″E / 33.47667°N 5.66028°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | El M'Ghair Province |
| District | Djamaa District |
| Elevation | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,999 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
M'Rara (Arabic: ﻣﺮارة) is a town and commune in Djamaa District, El M'Ghair Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 7,999,[1] up from 5,976 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 3.0%.[1]
Climate
[edit]M'Rara 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 M'Rara | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
37.7 (99.9) |
41.5 (106.7) |
40.7 (105.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
28.4 (83.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
21.4 (70.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
14.5 (58.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) |
4 (0.2) |
11 (0.4) |
8 (0.3) |
6 (0.2) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
6 (0.2) |
11 (0.4) |
11 (0.4) |
11 (0.4) |
79 (2.8) |
| Source: climate-data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit]The main road out of M'Rara to the east joins the N3 highway at Djamaa. The N3 connects Biskra in the north to Touggourt in the south.
Education
[edit]3.2% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 10.5% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 64.3%, and is 73.1% among males and 55.0% among females.[5]
Localities
[edit]The commune of M'Rara is composed of one locality:[6]
- M'Rara
References
[edit]
- ^ a b c "Population: El Oued Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ^ "Climate data for: M'Rara". climate-data.org. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "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 13 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "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 13 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1564. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
Places adjacent to M'Rara | |
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