El Goléa


Commune and town in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria














El Goléa


القلعة


Commune and town
El Ménia

View of El_Goléa
View of El_Goléa


Location of El Goléa commune within Ghardaïa Province
Location of El Goléa commune within Ghardaïa Province



El Goléa is located in Algeria

El Goléa

El Goléa



Location of El Goléa within Algeria

Coordinates: 30°35′N 2°53′E / 30.583°N 2.883°E / 30.583; 2.883
Country
 Algeria
ProvinceGhardaïa Province
DistrictEl Ménia District
Elevation

380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
(2008)[1]

 • Total40,195
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)


The grave of Charles de Foucauld



The Church In Elmnia.jpg



The old Castle.jpg


El Goléa (Arabic: القلعة‎) is an oasis town and commune, and capital of El Ménia District, in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. The official name is El Ménia (Arabic: المنيعة‎); together in Arabic, the two names mean Impregnable Castle. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 40,195,[1] up from 28,848 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 3.4%.[1] The area is inhabited by the Zenete Berbers. El Goléa oasis grows many agricultural products. The grave of the French priest Charles de Foucauld is located in the town.





Contents





  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Climate


  • 3 Transportation


  • 4 Education


  • 5 Localities


  • 6 References




Geography


El Goléa is located almost at the center of Algeria, lying at the eastern border of the Grand Erg Occidental at an elevation of 380 metres (1,250 ft). The town is a gateway to the Sahara in the south, and has an estimated 180,000 palm trees within the oasis area.[citation needed] The oasis itself lies beneath an escarpment rising up to 200 metres (660 ft) above. Some of the largest continuous areas of Saharan sand dunes begin just a few kilometres to the west of the oasis.



Climate


El Goléa has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with long, extremely hot summers and short, warm winters. There is very little rain throughout the year, and summers are especially dry. Summer daytime temperatures are known to consistently approach 45 °C (113 °F). The sky is clear throughout the year and sunny, bright days are guaranteed.






















































































Climate data for El Golea (1981-2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Average high °C (°F)
17.0
(62.6)
20.3
(68.5)
24.4
(75.9)
28.9
(84.0)
33.9
(93.0)
39.4
(102.9)
41.9
(107.4)
41.4
(106.5)
36.7
(98.1)
30.4
(86.7)
22.9
(73.2)
18.2
(64.8)
29.6
(85.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)
10.0
(50.0)
12.8
(55.0)
16.8
(62.2)
21.3
(70.3)
26.2
(79.2)
31.5
(88.7)
34.0
(93.2)
33.5
(92.3)
29.4
(84.9)
23.3
(73.9)
15.8
(60.4)
11.2
(52.2)
22.2
(71.9)
Average low °C (°F)
2.9
(37.2)
5.2
(41.4)
9.2
(48.6)
13.6
(56.5)
18.5
(65.3)
23.5
(74.3)
26.1
(79.0)
25.5
(77.9)
22.1
(71.8)
16.1
(61.0)
8.7
(47.7)
4.1
(39.4)
14.6
(58.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
4.8
(0.19)
1.3
(0.05)
7.2
(0.28)
1.6
(0.06)
4.7
(0.19)
0.3
(0.01)
0.2
(0.01)
0.4
(0.02)
4.3
(0.17)
4.9
(0.19)
4.0
(0.16)
2.3
(0.09)
36
(1.42)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
0.8
0.5
1.1
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.8
1.1
1.1
0.8
7.3
Source: Meteo-Climat [3]


Transportation


El-Golea has good road connections along the N1 highway to Ghardaïa to the north and In Salah to the south. El Golea Airport is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the town's center.



Education


6.9% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 17.3% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 81.4%, and is 85.4% among males and 77.2% among females.[5]



Localities


The commune of El Goléa is composed of 12 localities:[6]



  • Centre-ville

  • Taghit

  • Belbachir

  • Hoffrat El Abbas

  • Vieux Ksar

  • Badriane

  • Belaïd

  • Zouitel

  • Ouled Zid

  • Tin Bouzid

  • Ksar Belkacem

  • Ouled Feradj



References




  1. ^ abc "Population: Ghardaïa Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 9 March 2013.


  3. ^ "moyennes 1981/2010". Meteo-Climat-Bhz. Retrieved 17 February 2016.


  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. 1579. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013 or before. Retrieved 2 March 2013. Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)




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