Djamaa
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Djamaa ({{langx|ar|ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ}}) (also written Jama'a) is a town and commune in El M'Ghair Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 50,916,{{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 37,438 in 1998,{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|access-date=9 March 2013}} with an annual growth rate of 3.1%.
Geography
Climate
Djamaa has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
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| location = Djamaa
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| Jan high C = 16.8
| Feb high C = 19.4
| Mar high C = 23.4
| Apr high C = 28.0
| May high C = 33.0
| Jun high C = 37.9
| Jul high C = 41.5
| Aug high C = 40.8
| Sep high C = 35.7
| Oct high C = 28.9
| Nov high C = 21.9
| Dec high C = 17.4
| Jan mean C = 10.5
| Feb mean C = 12.9
| Mar mean C = 16.5
| Apr mean C = 20.6
| May mean C = 25.4
| Jun mean C = 30.5
| Jul mean C = 33.5
| Aug mean C = 32.9
| Sep mean C = 28.6
| Oct mean C = 22.3
| Nov mean C = 15.6
| Dec mean C = 11.4
| Jan low C = 4.2
| Feb low C = 6.4
| Mar low C = 9.6
| Apr low C = 13.2
| May low C = 17.9
| Jun low C = 23.2
| Jul low C = 25.5
| Aug low C = 25.1
| Sep low C = 21.6
| Oct low C = 15.7
| Nov low C = 9.4
| Dec low C = 5.4
| Jan precipitation mm = 8
| Feb precipitation mm = 4
| Mar precipitation mm = 12
| Apr precipitation mm = 8
| May precipitation mm = 5
| Jun precipitation mm = 1
| Jul precipitation mm = 0
| Aug precipitation mm = 1
| Sep precipitation mm = 6
| Oct precipitation mm = 10
| Nov precipitation mm = 10
| Dec precipitation mm = 11
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Transportation
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 80.7%, and is 86.3% among males and 75.2% 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 Djamaa is composed of five 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}}
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- Djamaa
- Tigdidine
- Ourglana
- Sidi Yahia
- Mazer Zaouia
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See also
{{Portal|Algeria}}
References
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Djamaa
|North = Biskra
El M'Ghair
Tendla
Ourglana
|Northeast = Hamraia
|East = Tigdidine
Reguiba
Guemar
El Oued
|South = Sidi Amrane
Touggourt
|Southwest = Ouargla
|West = Sidi Yahia
M'Rara
|Northwest = Ouled Djellal (Biskra)
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{{El M'Ghair Province}}