El Guerrara

El Guerrara (Arabic: القرارة) (also written al-Qarārah or Guerara^[2]) is a town and commune, coextensive with El Guerrara District, in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 59,514,^[1] up from 48,313 in 1998,^[2] with an annual growth rate of 2.1%.^[1]

El Guerrara القرارة
Commune and town
Location of El Guerrara commune within Ghardaïa Province
El Guerrara Location of El Guerrara within Algeria
Coordinates: 32°47′25″N 4°29′32″E
Country	Algeria
Province	Ghardaïa Province
District	El Guerrara District (coextensive)
Elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	59,514
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Geography

Climate

El Guerrara has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.

Climate data for Berriane
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	16.4 (61.5)	19.1 (66.4)	22.4 (72.3)	27.8 (82.0)	32.4 (90.3)	37.9 (100.2)	42.2 (108.0)	40.9 (105.6)	35.0 (95.0)	27.9 (82.2)	21.2 (70.2)	17.1 (62.8)	28.4 (83.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	10.3 (50.5)	12.6 (54.7)	15.5 (59.9)	20.1 (68.2)	24.6 (76.3)	29.8 (85.6)	33.5 (92.3)	32.4 (90.3)	27.9 (82.2)	21.2 (70.2)	15.0 (59.0)	11.1 (52.0)	21.2 (70.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.2 (39.6)	6.1 (43.0)	8.7 (47.7)	12.5 (54.5)	16.8 (62.2)	21.8 (71.2)	24.8 (76.6)	24.0 (75.2)	20.9 (69.6)	14.5 (58.1)	8.8 (47.8)	5.1 (41.2)	14.0 (57.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	8 (0.3)	5 (0.2)	9 (0.4)	6 (0.2)	5 (0.2)	2 (0.1)	1 (0.0)	2 (0.1)	6 (0.2)	7 (0.3)	9 (0.4)	8 (0.3)	68 (2.7)
Source: climate-data.org[3]

Transportation

El Guerrara is on the W33, a regional road between Berriane on the N1 to the west, and the N3 about halfway between Touggourt and Ouargla to the east.

Education

40% of the population has a tertiary education (the equal highest in the province), and another 80% has completed secondary education.^[4] The overall literacy rate is 5%, and is 1% among males and 4% among females.^[5]

Localities

The commune of El Guerrara is composed of three localities:^[6]

• Vieux Ksar de El Guerrara
• Quartiers périphériques
• Palmeraie et village socialiste agricole

References

1. "Population: Ghardaïa Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
2. "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
3. "Climate data for: El Guerrara". climate-data.org. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
4. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
5. "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
6. "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. 1578. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

Neighbouring towns and cities