Sidi Aoun ( ar, ﺳﻴﺪي ﻋﻮن) is a town and
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in
Magrane District,
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 Guem ...
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Algeria
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. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 12,235,
up from 10,018 in 1998, and an annual growth rate of 2.1%.
Sidi Aoun is connected by local roads to
Hassani Abdelkrim
Hassani Abdelkrim ( ar, حساني ﻋﺒﺪ اﻟﻜﺮﻳﻢ) is a town and commune in Debila District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 22,755, up from 17,207 in 1998, with a population growth rate ...
and
Debila
Debila ( ar, اﻟﺪﺑﻴﻠﺔ) is a town and commune, and the capital of Debila District, in El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 25,158, up from 20,088 in 1998, and an annual growth rate of 2.3%.
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, two towns just north-east of
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 ...
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Climate
Sidi Aoun has a hot
desert climate
The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk''), is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in deser ...
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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
5.4% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 12.5% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 75.6%, and is 65.9% among males and 55.8% among females.
Localities
The commune of Sidi Aoun is composed of four localities:
*Sidi Aoun
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Souihla
Souihla (also written Souehla) is a village in the commune of Sidi Aoun, in Magrane District, El Oued Province, Algeria
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*Ladhouaou
*Djedeïda
References
Neighbouring towns and cities
{{El Oued Province
Communes of El Oued Province