Kouinine (Arabic: 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,[1] up from 7,571 in 1998,[2] with a population growth rate of 3.0%.[1]
Kouinine
كوينين | |
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Commune and town | |
 Location of Kouinine commune within El Oued Province | |
  Kouinine Location of Kouinine within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 33°24′N 6°50′E / 33.400°N 6.833°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | El Oued Province |
| District | El Oued District |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 10,076 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Climate
editKouinine 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.
Transportation
editKouinine is on the N48, just 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the provincial capital El Oued, of which Kounine forms a part of its urban area . The N48 leads north to Still and eventually Biskra.
Education
edit7.0% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 23.2% has completed secondary education.[3] The overall literacy rate is 84.9%, and is 90.5% among males and 79.1% among females.[4]
Localities
editThe commune of Kouinine is composed of two localities:[5]
- Kouinine
- Oumih Bahia
References
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- ^ a b "Population: El Oued Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "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. 1564. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.