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Sidi Aoun

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Country
  
Algeria

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
480 km²

Province
  
El Oued Province

District
  
Magrane District

Elevation
  
52 m

Population
  
12,235 (2008)

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Sidi aoun


Sidi Aoun (Arabic: ﺳﻴﺪي ﻋﻮن‎‎) is a town and commune in Magrane District, El Oued Province, Algeria. 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 and Debila, two towns just north-east of El Oued.

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Climate

Sidi Aoun 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.

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:

References

Sidi Aoun Wikipedia