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'''Metarfa''' ({{lang-ar|المطارفة}}) is a town and [[Communes of Algeria|commune]] in [[Aougrout District]], [[Adrar Province]], in south-central [[Algeria]]. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 8,438,<ref name="census2008">{{cite web|title=Population: Wilaya d'Adrar|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w01_p1.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=1 July 2013|language=French}}</ref> up from 7,061 in 1998,<ref>{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=8 March 2013}}</ref> with an annual growth rate of 1.8%.<ref name="census2008"/> |
'''Metarfa''' ({{lang-ar|المطارفة}}) is a town and [[Communes of Algeria|commune]] in [[Aougrout District]], [[Adrar Province]], in south-central [[Algeria]]. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 8,438,<ref name="census2008">{{cite web|title=Population: Wilaya d'Adrar |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w01_p1.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |accessdate=1 July 2013 |language=French |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216085412/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w01_p1.pdf |archivedate=16 December 2011 |df= }}</ref> up from 7,061 in 1998,<ref>{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=8 March 2013}}</ref> with an annual growth rate of 1.8%.<ref name="census2008"/> |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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2.8% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 10.5% has completed secondary education.<ref>{{cite web|title=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.|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w01_p6.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=1 July 2013|language=French}}</ref> The overall literacy rate is 73.8%, and is 85.8% among males and 61.2% among females.<ref>{{cite web|title=Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence .|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w01_p10.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=1 July 2013|language=French}}</ref> |
2.8% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 10.5% has completed secondary education.<ref>{{cite web|title=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. |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w01_p6.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |accessdate=1 July 2013 |language=French |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113184619/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w01_p6.pdf |archivedate=13 November 2011 |df= }}</ref> The overall literacy rate is 73.8%, and is 85.8% among males and 61.2% among females.<ref>{{cite web|title=Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence . |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w01_p10.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |accessdate=1 July 2013 |language=French |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113192710/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w01_p10.pdf |archivedate=13 November 2011 |df= }}</ref> |
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==Localities== |
==Localities== |
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As of 1984, the commune was composed of 11 localities:<ref>{{cite web|title=Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'Adrar|url=http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1473.pdf|publisher=Journal officiel de la République Algérienne,|accessdate=1 July 2013|archiveurl= |
As of 1984, the commune was composed of 11 localities:<ref>{{cite web|title=Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'Adrar |url=http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1473.pdf |publisher=Journal officiel de la République Algérienne, |accessdate=1 July 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022040759/http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1473.pdf |archivedate=22 October 2013 |page=1473 |language=French |date=19 December 1984 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> |
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Metarfa
المطارفة
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Town and commune
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Location of Metarfa commune within Adrar Province
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Location of Metarfa in Algeria | |
Coordinates: 28°35′21″N 0°8′59″W / 28.58917°N 0.14972°W / 28.58917; -0.14972 | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Adrar |
District | Aougrout |
Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
Population
(2008)[1]
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• Total | 8,438 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Metarfa (Arabic: المطارفة) is a town and communeinAougrout District, Adrar Province, in south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 8,438,[1] up from 7,061 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 1.8%.[1]
The villages in Metarfa commune are built near various scattered oases in the southern part of the Gourara region of northern Adrar Province, about halfway between Timimoun and Adrar. The surrounding areas generally consist of rocky plains interspersed with low sand dunes.
Metarfa has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
Climate data for Metarfa | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
42.8 (109.0) |
45.8 (114.4) |
44.3 (111.7) |
40.2 (104.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.8 (96.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
24.4 (76.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
16 (0.5) |
Source: climate-data.org[3] |
Roads lead out of Metarfa town to the southwest and northeast. The road to the southeast connects to the N6 highway, while the road to the northeast branches; the branch to the northwest leads to the villages of Ouled Rached and Ouled Ali while the branch to the southeast leads to Ouled Mahmoud and Oufrane, and eventually to Aougrout.
2.8% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 10.5% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 73.8%, and is 85.8% among males and 61.2% among females.[5]
As of 1984, the commune was composed of 11 localities:[6]
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Places adjacent to Metarfa
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