Oum Touyour

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Oum Touyour
أم اﻟﻄﻴﻮر
Commune and town
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Location of Oum Touyour commune within El Oued Province
Location of Oum Touyour commune within El Oued Province
Oum Touyour is located in Algeria
Oum Touyour
Oum Touyour
Location of Oum Touyour within Algeria
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Country  Algeria
Province El Oued Province
District El M'Ghair District
Elevation 13 m (43 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 11,069
Time zone CET (UTC+1)

Oum Touyour (Arabic: أماﻟﻄﻴﻮر‎‎) (also written Oum Tiour or Oum Thiour) is a town and commune in El M'Ghair District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 11,069,[1] up from 9,735 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 1.3%, the lowest in the province.[1]

Climate

Oum Touyour has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.

Climate data for Oum Touyour
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2)
19.2
(66.6)
23.3
(73.9)
27.8
(82)
33.2
(91.8)
37.9
(100.2)
41.4
(106.5)
40.5
(104.9)
35.2
(95.4)
28.8
(83.8)
21.9
(71.4)
17.5
(63.5)
28.63
(83.52)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.0
(51.8)
13.3
(55.9)
16.7
(62.1)
20.8
(69.4)
25.9
(78.6)
30.8
(87.4)
33.9
(93)
33.2
(91.8)
28.7
(83.7)
22.6
(72.7)
16.1
(61)
11.9
(53.4)
22.07
(71.73)
Average low °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)
7.4
(45.3)
10.2
(50.4)
13.8
(56.8)
18.6
(65.5)
23.8
(74.8)
26.4
(79.5)
26.0
(78.8)
22.3
(72.1)
16.4
(61.5)
10.4
(50.7)
6.4
(43.5)
15.58
(60.03)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9
(0.35)
6
(0.24)
12
(0.47)
9
(0.35)
8
(0.31)
2
(0.08)
1
(0.04)
2
(0.08)
11
(0.43)
13
(0.51)
13
(0.51)
10
(0.39)
96
(3.76)
Source: climate-data.org[3]

Transportation

The regional road W300 connects Oum Touyour to national highway N3, which connects to Biskra to the north and Touggourt to the south. It is also the main link to the Oum Touyour aerodrome.

A short link called the N46A connects the N3 to Baadj just to the north, and from there the W31 leads northwest to Ouled Djellal. Further north, at Still, the N48 leaves the N3 to the southwest, connecting the provincial capital El Oued.

Education

6.8% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 15.4% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 74.4%, and is 81.5% among males and 67.5% among females.[5]

Localities

The commune of Oum Touyour is composed of two localities:[6]

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References

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