Mih Ouensa (sometimes written Mih Ouansa or Mouïaf Ouennsa) is a town and commune, and capital of Mih Ouensa District, in El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 15,593,[1] up from 11,779 in 1998,[2] and a population growth rate of 3.3%.[1]
Mih Ouensa
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Commune and town | |
Location of Mih Ouensa commune within El Oued Province | |
Mih Ouensa Location of Mih Ouensa within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 33°11′49″N 6°42′19″E | |
| Country | |
| Province | El Oued Province |
| District | Mih Ouensa District |
| Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 15,593 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Mih Ouensa 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 Mih Ouensa | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
37.6 (99.7) |
41.6 (106.9) |
40.5 (104.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
28.7 (83.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
30.2 (86.4) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9 (0.4) |
6 (0.2) |
9 (0.4) |
6 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
4 (0.2) |
7 (0.3) |
10 (0.4) |
9 (0.4) |
68 (2.8) |
| Source: climate-data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Mih Ouensa lies on the N16, which connects Touggourt to El Oued. From El Oued the road continues northeast to Tébessa. A local road also leads north to Ourmas.
2.0% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 6.6% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 63.3%, and is 71.3% among males and 55.0% among females.[5]
The commune of Mih Ouensa is composed of 14 localities:[6]
Places adjacent to Mih Ouensa | ||||||||||||||||
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Capital: El Oued | ||
| El Oued District |
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| Bayadha District | ||
| Debila District |
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| Djamaâ District |
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| El M'Ghair District | ||
| Guemar District |
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| Hassi Khelifa District | ||
| Magrane District | ||
| Mih Ouensa District |
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| Reguiba District | ||
| Robbah District |
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| Taleb Larbi District |
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