El Ogla, El Oued

This article is about the town in El Oued Province. For the town in Tébessa Province, see El Ogla, Tébessa.
El Ogla
اﻟﻌﻘﻠﺔ
Commune and town

Location of El Ogla commune within El Oued Province
El Ogla

Location of El Ogla within Algeria

Coordinates: DZ 33°15′N 6°57′E / 33.250°N 6.950°E / 33.250; 6.950Coordinates: DZ 33°15′N 6°57′E / 33.250°N 6.950°E / 33.250; 6.950
Country  Algeria
Province El Oued Province
District Robbah District
Elevation 90 m (300 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 6,102
Time zone CET (UTC+1)

El Ogla (Arabic: اﻟﻌﻘﻠﺔ‎) is a town and commune in Robbah District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 6,102,[1] up from 4,715 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 2.7%.[1]

Climate

El Ogla 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

El Olga is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of the provincial capital El Oued. It is also connected by local roads to the towns of Robbah and Nakhla to the north.

Education

3.4% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 11.2% has completed secondary education.[3] The overall literacy rate is 71.9%, and is 79.8% among males and 63.9% among females.[4]

Localities

The commune of El Ogla is composed of three localities:[5]

  • Ogla
  • El Aguila
  • Sendrous

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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 2 March 2013 or before. Retrieved 2 March 2013. Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
Neighbouring towns and cities
 El Oued
Robbah		 Trifaoui
Nakhla		 Taleb Larbi
Chégamat
Oued El Alenda
Touggourt		 Douar El Ma
   El Ogla  
Débidibi
Mih Ouansa		 Grand Erg Oriental Grand Erg Oriental
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