Taibet
Taibet اﻟﻄﻴﺒﺎت |
|
---|---|
Commune and town | |
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Ouargla Province |
District | Taibet District |
Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 20,174 |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Taibet is a town and commune, and the capital of Taibet District, in Ouargla Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 20,174,[1] up from 14,322 in 1998,[2] and a growth rate of 3.6%.[1]
Geography
Taibet lies at an elevation of 99 metres (325 ft) surrounded by the palm trees of its oasis, one of many scattered oases lying between Touggourt and El Oued. Beyond the oasis are the sand dunes of the Grand Erg Oriental desert.
Climate
Taibet 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 Taibet | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
37.8 (100) |
41.7 (107.1) |
40.6 (105.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
22.2 (72) |
17.1 (62.8) |
28.78 (83.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
21.53 (70.76) |
Average low °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
14.34 (57.82) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.39) |
5 (0.2) |
8 (0.31) |
5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
2 (0.08) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.04) |
4 (0.16) |
6 (0.24) |
9 (0.35) |
10 (0.39) |
65 (2.56) |
Source: climate-data.org[3] |
Transportation
Taibet is connected by short local roads to the N16, which connects the town to Touggourt 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the west and El Oued 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the northeast.
Education
4.0% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 11.5% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 63.1% (second lowest in the province), and is 75.9% among males and 50.4% among females (also the second lowest in the province).[5]
Localities
The commune is composed of 16 localities:[6]
<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>
- Taïbet
- Taïbet El Gueblia
- Sahdi
- Oumih Chargui
- Oumih Lemcif
- El Khoubna I
- El Khoubna II
- Matmat
- Hassi Ouled Zid
- Amiche
- Ouglet Mabrouka
- El Bania Malah Saada
- Retmia
- Dlila
- Bakar
- Djouini
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
|
Oum Zebed | M'Naguer | El Oued Benaceur El Khoubna |
|
Touggourt | ||||
|
||||
Ouargla | Hassi Messaoud | Grand Erg Oriental |