Ourmes ( ar, ورماس) (also written Ourmas) is a town and
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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Guemar District
Guemar District is a district of El Oued Province, Algeria. As of the 2008 census, it has a population of 99,592.
Communes
Bayadha District consists of three communes:
* Guemar
* Ourmes
Ourmes ( ar, ورماس) (also written Ourmas) is a town ...
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El Oued Province
El Oued ( ar, ولاية الوادي, ber, ⴻⵍ oⵓⴻⴷ) is a Saharan province of Algeria (n° 39) dominated by '' Oued Souf''. It was named after its eponymous capital. Notable towns include El Oued itself and El M'Ghair, Djamaa and Gue ...
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Algeria
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. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 5,900,
up from 5,059 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 1.6%.
It is located northwest of the provincial capital
El Oued
El Oued ( ar, اﻟﻮادي, ber, Suf meaning ''the River''), Souf or Oued Souf is a city, and the capital of El Oued Province, in Algeria. The oasis town is watered by an underground river, hence its name is El Oued which enables date palm cult ...
, and is connected by local roads to
Kouinine
Kouinine ( ar, آﻮﻳﻨﻴﻦ) is a town and commune in El Oued District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 10,076, up from 7,571 in 1998, with a population growth rate of 3.0%.
Climate
Kouinine ...
and
Taghzout.
Climate
Ourmes has a hot
desert climate
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Köppen climate classification
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''BWh''), with very hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is light and sporadic, and summers are particularly dry.
Education
4.9% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 12.7% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 79.7%, and is 86.0% among males and 73.3% among females.
Localities
The commune of Ourmes is composed of three localities:
*Ourmés
*Hadhoudi
*Legouiret
References
Neighbouring towns and cities
{{El Oued Province
Communes of El Oued Province
Cities in Algeria
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