Mansoura, Ghardaïa

Mansoura منصورة
Commune and town
Location of Mansoura commune within Ghardaïa Province
Mansoura Location of Mansoura within Algeria
Coordinates: DZ 31°58′46″N 3°44′46″E / 31.97944°N 3.74611°ECoordinates: DZ 31°58′46″N 3°44′46″E / 31.97944°N 3.74611°E
Country	Algeria
Province	Ghardaïa Province
District	Mansoura District
Elevation	428 m (1,404 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
• Total	2,840
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)

Mansoura (Arabic: منصورة‎‎) is a town and commune, and the capital of Mansoura District, in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 2,840,^[1] up from 1,765 in 1998,^[2] with an annual growth rate of 5.0%, the second highest in the province (behind Hassi Fehal).^[1]

Climate

Mansoura 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 Mansoura
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	16.8 (62.2)	19.5 (67.1)	23.2 (73.8)	28.7 (83.7)	33.3 (91.9)	39.2 (102.6)	42.9 (109.2)	41.9 (107.4)	36.1 (97)	28.8 (83.8)	21.4 (70.5)	17.3 (63.1)	29.09 (84.36)
Daily mean °C (°F)	10.4 (50.7)	12.7 (54.9)	16.1 (61)	20.8 (69.4)	25.4 (77.7)	31.0 (87.8)	34.2 (93.6)	33.4 (92.1)	28.8 (83.8)	21.8 (71.2)	15.1 (59.2)	11.1 (52)	21.73 (71.12)
Average low °C (°F)	4.1 (39.4)	6.0 (42.8)	9.1 (48.4)	13.0 (55.4)	17.6 (63.7)	22.8 (73)	25.5 (77.9)	25.0 (77)	21.6 (70.9)	14.9 (58.8)	8.9 (48)	4.9 (40.8)	14.45 (58.01)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	6 (0.24)	3 (0.12)	9 (0.35)	4 (0.16)	3 (0.12)	1 (0.04)	1 (0.04)	1 (0.04)	4 (0.16)	5 (0.2)	7 (0.28)	6 (0.24)	50 (1.99)
Source: climate-data.org[3]

Transportation

Mansoura lies on the Trans-Sahara Highway (also known as the N1 national highway) just north of the town of Hassi Fehal. The highway connects to Ghardaïa to the north, and El Goléa and In Salah to the south.

Education

3.9% of the population has a tertiary education (the equal lowest in the province), and another 12.9% has completed secondary education.^[4] The overall literacy rate is 72.5%, and is 77.6% among males and 66.6% among females; all three figures are the second lowest in the province behind Hassi Fehal.^[5]

Localities

The commune of Mansoura is composed of two localities:^[6]

• El Mansoura
• Aïn Loussig et Chouikat Sud

References

1. "Population: Ghardaïa Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
2. "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
3. "Climate data for: Mansoura". climate-data.org. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
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. 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. 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: |archive-date= (help)

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