N'Goussa

N'Goussa (Arabic: 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.^[3] As of 2008 the population of the town was 19,039,^[2] up from 13,344 in 1998,^[4] with an annual population growth rate of 2.2%.^[2] The town is on a local road, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Ouargla.

N'Goussa ﻧﻘﻮﺳﺔ
Commune and town
N'Goussa
Coordinates: 32°8′27″N 5°18′30″E
Country	Algeria
Province	Ouargla Province
District	N'Goussa District (coextensive)
Established[1]	1984
Area
• Total	2,740 km2 (1,060 sq mi)
Elevation	127 m (417 ft)
Population  (2008)[2]
• Total	16,581
• Density	6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Climate

See also: 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.^[5] The overall literacy rate is 73.3%, and is 82.4% among males and 64.1% among females.^[6]

Localities

The commune is composed of 14 localities:^[7]

• N'Goussa
• Frane
• El Bour
• Hassi El Khefif
• El Khobna
• Oglat Larbaa
• Ben Azzouz
• Debiche
• Hamraya
• Ouahda
• Chegga
• Hassi Maali
• El Koum
• Hassi Cheta

See also

• Algeria portal