N'Goussa

{{Short description|Town in Algeria}}

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|subdivision_name1 = Ouargla Province

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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

The commune is composed of 14 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/FP1551.pdf|publisher=Journal officiel de la République Algérienne|accessdate=2 March 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302112245/http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1551.pdf |archivedate=2 March 2013 |page=1551|language=French|date=19 December 1984}}

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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

{{Reflist}}

Neighbouring towns and cities

{{Geographic location

|Centre = N'Goussa

|North = El Hadjira

|Northeast = Touggourt
El Bour

|East =

|Southeast = Hassi Ben Abdellah
Hassi Messaoud

|South = Ouargla

|Southwest =

|West = Ghardaïa

|Northwest = El Guerrara (Ghardaïa)

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{{Ouargla Province}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Communes of Ouargla Province

Category:Districts of Ouargla Province