N'Goussa
{{Short description|Town in Algeria}}
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N'Goussa ({{langx|ar|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.{{cite web|title=Tagargrent, a language of Algeria|url=http://www.ethnologue.org/show_language.asp?code=oua|publisher=Ethnologue|accessdate=25 February 2013}} As of 2008 the population of the town was 19,039,{{cite web|title=Population: Ouargla Wilaya|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w30_p1.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=24 February 2013|language=French}} up from 13,344 in 1998,{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=8 March 2013}} with an annual population growth rate of 2.2%. The town is on a local road, about {{convert|20|km|mi}} north of Ouargla.
Climate
{{See also|Ouargla#Climate|label 1 = Climate of Ouargla}}
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.{{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/w30_p6.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=13 February 2013|language=French}} The overall literacy rate is 73.3%, and is 82.4% among males and 64.1% 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/w30_p10.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=13 February 2013|language=French}}
Localities
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- N'Goussa
- Frane
- El Bour
- Hassi El Khefif
- El Khobna
- Oglat Larbaa
- Ben Azzouz
- Debiche
- Hamraya
- Ouahda
- Chegga
- Hassi Maali
- El Koum
- Hassi Cheta
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See also
{{Portal|Algeria}}
References
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = N'Goussa
|North = El Hadjira
|East =
|Southeast = Hassi Ben Abdellah
Hassi Messaoud
|South = Ouargla
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|West = Ghardaïa
|Northwest = El Guerrara (Ghardaïa)
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{{Ouargla Province}}
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