Oued El Alenda
وادى اﻟﻌﻠﻨﺪة
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Commune and town
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Location of Oued El Alenda commune within El Oued Province
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  Oued El Alenda Location of Oued El Alenda within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 33°13′44″N 6°45′26″E / 33.22889°N 6.75722°E / 33.22889; 6.75722 | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | El Oued Province |
| District | Mih Ouensa District |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population
(2008)
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| • Total | 6,830 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Oued El Alenda (Arabic: وادى اﻟﻌﻠﻨﺪة) is a town and communeinMih Ouensa District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 6,830,[1] up from 5,839 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 1.6%.[1] The town is 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of the provincial capital El Oued, on the N16 highway connecting it to Touggourt.
Oued El Alenda has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is light and sporadic, and summers are particularly dry.
4.3% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 13.0% has completed secondary education.[3] The overall literacy rate is 75.5%, and is 83.2% among males and 67.2% among females.[4]
The commune of Oued El Alenda is composed of seven localities:[5]
Places adjacent to Oued El Alenda
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