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

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

See also: Climate of El Oued

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. "Population: El Oued Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2013. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2013. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2013. 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