Ben Guecha
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| Ben Guecha ﺑﻦ ﻗﺸﺔ |
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| Location of Ben Guecha commune within El Oued Province Location of Ben Guecha commune within El Oued Province |
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 Ben Guecha
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| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | El Oued Province |
| District | Taleb Larbi District |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,513 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Ben Guecha (Arabic: ﺑﻦ ﻗﺸﺔ) is a town and commune in Taleb Larbi District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 2,513,[1] up from 1,036 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 9.5%, the highest in the province.[1]
Climate
Ben Guecha has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
35.9 (96.6) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.8 (101.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
27.63 (81.74) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.9 (84) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.1 (61) |
11.5 (52.7) |
21.15 (70.08) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
7.2 (45) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
14.73 (58.51) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.39) |
8 (0.31) |
13 (0.51) |
10 (0.39) |
9 (0.35) |
4 (0.16) |
1 (0.04) |
3 (0.12) |
10 (0.39) |
11 (0.43) |
13 (0.51) |
9 (0.35) |
101 (3.95) |
| Source: climate-data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
The town of Ben Guecha lies in the isolated far north-eastern corner of El Oued Province. A local road leads to the N16 which connects El Oued to Tebessa.
Education
2.1% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 8.6% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 52.2%, and is 60.8% among males and 43.4% among females; all three figures are the second lowest in the province after Douar El Ma.[5]
Localities
The commune of Ben Guecha is composed of 17 localities:[6]
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- Ben Guecha
- Douilat
- Rass Touneb
- Ben Younès
- El Babouche
- Bouhabline
- El Ogla
- Bir Souamèche
- Djourara
- Biar El Jouder
- Laklabia
- Chott El Khala
- El Ammari
- El Houche
- Ogla Dhafria
- Foum El Gharsa
- Mekhatih
References
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Biskra Ferkane (Tébessa) |
Tébessa Negrine (Tébessa) |
Tamerza (Tébessa) | |
| Hamraia El M'Ghair |
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Métlaoui (Tunisia) | ||
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| Hassi Khelifa Debila El Oued |
Taleb Larbi | Nafta (Tunisia) |
