Oued El Alenda

Commune and town in El Oued Province, Algeria

Oued El Alenda

وادى اﻟﻌﻠﻨﺪة

Commune and town

Location of Oued El Alenda commune within El Oued Province

Oued El Alenda

Location of Oued El Alenda within Algeria

Coordinates: 33°13′44″N 6°45′26″E﻿ / ﻿33.22889°N 6.75722°E﻿ / 33.22889; 6.75722
Country|  Algeria
Province| El Oued Province
District| Mih Ouensa District
Elevation

| 95 m (312 ft)
Population

(2008)

• Total

| 6,830
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)

Oued El Alenda (Arabic: وادى اﻟﻌﻠﻨﺪة) is a town and commune in Mih Ouensa District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 6,830,[1] up from 5,839 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 1.6%.[1] The town is 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of the provincial capital El Oued, on the N16 highway connecting it to Touggourt.

## Climate

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See also: Climate of El Oued

Oued El Alenda 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

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4.3% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 13.0% has completed secondary education.[3] The overall literacy rate is 75.5%, and is 83.2% among males and 67.2% among females.[4]

## Localities

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The commune of Oued El Alenda is composed of seven localities:[5]

* Oued El Alenda Sud
* Oued El Alenda Nord
* Chégamat
* Mih El Ghazala
* Dabadib
* Khobna
* Safra

## References

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* Algeria portal

1. ^ a b "Population: El Oued Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
2. ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
3. ^ "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. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
4. ^ "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. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
5. ^ "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 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

Neighbouring towns and cities

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Places adjacent to Oued El Alenda

| Djamaa | Ourmas | El Oued
Bayadha
Robbah

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Oudeï Tork
Touggourt |

Oued El Alenda

| Chégamat
El Ogla
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Mih Ouensa | Dabadib
Hassi Messaoud (Ouargla)
Illizi | El Borma

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El Oued Province

Capital: El Oued

El Oued District|

* El Oued
* Oum Sahaouine

* Kouinine

Bayadha District|

* Bayadha
* Ababsa
* Sidi Slimane

Debila District|

* Debila
* Drimini

* Hassani Abdelkrim
* Z'Goum

Guemar District|

* Guemar
* Ghamra

* Ourmes
* Taghzout

Hassi Khelifa District|

* Hassi Khelifa

* Trifaoui
* Lizerg
* Khobna

Magrane District|

* Magrane
* Gottaï

* Sidi Aoun
* Souihla

Mih Ouensa District|

* Mih Ouensa
* Bougoufa
* El Kataf
* Mih Lachache
* Mih Moulahoum
* Oudeï Tork
* Sahabane

* Oued El Alenda
* Chégamat
* Dabadib

Reguiba District|

* Reguiba
* El Arfji
* Hobba
* Sif El Menadi

* Hamraia
* Méguibra

Robbah District|

* Robbah
* Débidibi

* El Ogla
* Nakhla

Taleb Larbi District|

* Taleb Larbi
* Ben Guecha
* Douar El Ma

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