Debila

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Debila ({{langx|ar|اﻟﺪﺑﻴﻠﺔ}}) is a town, commune, and also the capital of Debila District. It is in El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census, it had a population of 25,158,{{cite web|title=Population: El Oued Wilaya|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p1.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|access-date=12 February 2013|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513125205/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p1.pdf|archive-date=13 May 2013}} up from 20,088 in 1998,{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|access-date=9 March 2013}} and an annual growth rate of 2.3%.

Climate

{{See also|El Oued#Climate|label 1 = Climate of El Oued}}

Debila 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.

Transportation

Debila lies on the N16 highway, {{convert|20|km|mi}} north of El Oued on the way to Tebessa, and the Tunisian border by the N48. From El Oued the N16 continues to Touggourt, and the N48 leads north towards Biskra.

Education

6.5% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 16.1% has completed secondary education.{{cite web|title=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.|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p6.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|access-date=13 February 2013|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513130809/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p6.pdf|archive-date=13 May 2013}} The overall literacy rate is 74.9%, and is 81.8% among males and 67.8% among females.{{cite web|title=Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence .|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p10.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|access-date=13 February 2013|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513124334/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p10.pdf|archive-date=13 May 2013}}

Localities

The commune of Debila is composed of six localities:{{cite web|title=Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued|url=http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1564.pdf|publisher=Journal officiel de la République Algérienne |access-date=2 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712065957/http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1564.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-12 |page=1564|language=fr|date=19 December 1984}} - second listing of "Débila" omitted

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  • Débila
  • Akfadou
  • Drimini
  • Djedeïda
  • Chenaïba
  • Djamaa Mida

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References

{{Portal|Algeria}}

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Neighbouring towns and cities

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Debila

|North = Magrane
Drimini

|Northeast = Tébessa
Taleb Larbi
Hassi Khelifa

|East = Douar El Ma

|Southeast =

|South = Trifaoui
Bayadha

|Southwest = Hassani Abdelkrim
Kouinine
El Oued

|West = Souihla
Guemar

|Northwest = Sidi Aoun

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{{El Oued Province}}

Category:Communes of El Oued Province

Category:El Oued Province