Summary
Timiaouine (Arabic: ﺗﻴﻤﻴﺎوﻳﻦ) is a town and commune in Bordj Badji Mokhtar District, Bordj Baji Mokhtar Province, in southwest Algeria near the border with Mali. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 4,493,[1] up from 4,206 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 0.7%, the lowest rate in the province.[1]
Timiaouine
ﺗﻴﻤﻴﺎوﻳﻦ | |
|---|---|
Town and commune | |
 Timiaouine town hall | |
 Location of Timiaouine commune within Adrar Province | |
  Timiaouine Location of Timiaouine within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 20°26′14″N 1°48′38″E / 20.43722°N 1.81056°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Bordj Badji Mokhtar |
| District | Bordj Badji Mokhtar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,553 km2 (4,847 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 582 m (1,909 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,493 |
| • Density | 0.36/km2 (0.93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Geography edit
Timiaouine lies at an elevation of 582 metres (1,909 ft) in the northern part of the Adrar des Ifoghas, a large massif in the Sahara Desert that extends further south to Kidal in Mali. The area is notable for large granite boulders that are found immediately to the west, and also further to the north, of the town.
Climate edit
Timiaouine 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 Timiaouine | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) |
30.4 (86.7) |
35.2 (95.4) |
38.7 (101.7) |
42.2 (108.0) |
42.8 (109.0) |
42.7 (108.9) |
41.2 (106.2) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
36.9 (98.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
| Source: Storm247[3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation edit
The only major road out of Timiaouine is the N6 national highway, which connects the city to Bordj Badji Mokhtar to the northwest and then Adrar to the north.
Education edit
0.4% of the population has a tertiary education (the lowest rate for any commune in Bordj Baji Mokhtar Province), and another 2.3% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 63.5%, and is 70.9% among males and 56.0% among females.[5]
Localities edit
As of 1984, the commune was composed of one locality:[6]
- Timiaouine
References edit
- ^ a b c "Population: Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Weather forecast for Timiaouine , Algerie: Climate". Storm247. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 3 August 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. Retrieved 1 July 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. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1473. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 1 July 2013.