Foggaret Ezzoua
فقارة الزوى | |
---|---|
Commune and town | |
Coordinates: 27°21′48″N 2°50′53″E / 27.36333°N 2.84806°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | In Salah Province |
District | In Salah District |
Area | |
• Total | 61,313 km2 (23,673 sq mi) |
Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
Population (2008)
[1] | |
• Total | 6,649 |
• Density | 0.11/km2 (0.28/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
ONS code | 1110 |
Postal code | 11220 |
Foggaret Ezzoua ( Arabic: فقارة الزوى, lit. ' foggara of the Zoua') is a municipality in In Salah District, In Salah Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 6,649, [1] up from 4,763 in 1998, [2] with an annual growth rate of 3.5%. [1] Its postal code is 11220 and its municipal code is 1110.
Foggaret Ezzoua lies at an elevation of 305 metres (1,001 ft) on a dry plain in the Sahara. The town is located just to the east of an oasis; separated by a line of sand dunes.
Foggaret Ezzoua has a hot desert climate ( Köppen climate classification BWh), with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
Climate data for Foggaret Ezzoua | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
42.8 (109.0) |
44.6 (112.3) |
43.5 (110.3) |
40.2 (104.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.2 (97.2) |
35.5 (95.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
4 (0.2) |
19 (0.6) |
Source: climate-data.org [3] |
Foggaret Ezzoua is connected to the N1 highway just north of In Salah by a local road, passing the villages of Igostène and Hassi Lahdjar on the way. Another track leads south to the villages of Silafène and Hinoune.
4.5% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 16.5% has completed secondary education. [4] The overall literacy rate is 82.2%, and is 91.1% among males and 72.4% among females; all three figures are the second highest in the province after the commune of In Ghar. [5]
The commune is composed of five localities: [6]
Foggaret Ezzoua
فقارة الزوى | |
---|---|
Commune and town | |
Coordinates: 27°21′48″N 2°50′53″E / 27.36333°N 2.84806°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | In Salah Province |
District | In Salah District |
Area | |
• Total | 61,313 km2 (23,673 sq mi) |
Elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
Population (2008)
[1] | |
• Total | 6,649 |
• Density | 0.11/km2 (0.28/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
ONS code | 1110 |
Postal code | 11220 |
Foggaret Ezzoua ( Arabic: فقارة الزوى, lit. ' foggara of the Zoua') is a municipality in In Salah District, In Salah Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 6,649, [1] up from 4,763 in 1998, [2] with an annual growth rate of 3.5%. [1] Its postal code is 11220 and its municipal code is 1110.
Foggaret Ezzoua lies at an elevation of 305 metres (1,001 ft) on a dry plain in the Sahara. The town is located just to the east of an oasis; separated by a line of sand dunes.
Foggaret Ezzoua has a hot desert climate ( Köppen climate classification BWh), with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
Climate data for Foggaret Ezzoua | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
42.8 (109.0) |
44.6 (112.3) |
43.5 (110.3) |
40.2 (104.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.2 (97.2) |
35.5 (95.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
4 (0.2) |
19 (0.6) |
Source: climate-data.org [3] |
Foggaret Ezzoua is connected to the N1 highway just north of In Salah by a local road, passing the villages of Igostène and Hassi Lahdjar on the way. Another track leads south to the villages of Silafène and Hinoune.
4.5% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 16.5% has completed secondary education. [4] The overall literacy rate is 82.2%, and is 91.1% among males and 72.4% among females; all three figures are the second highest in the province after the commune of In Ghar. [5]
The commune is composed of five localities: [6]