Sbaa (Arabic: اﻟﺴﺒﻊ) is a town and commune in Tsabit District, Adrar Province, south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 2,312,[1] up from 1,989 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 1.5%,[1] making it the least populated commune in the province.
Sbaa
اﻟﺴﺒﻊ | |
|---|---|
Town and commune | |
_location_map.svg) Location of Sbaa commune within Adrar Province | |
  Sbaa Location of Sbaa within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 28°13′0″N 0°10′19″W / 28.21667°N 0.17194°W | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Adrar |
| District | Tsabit |
| Elevation | 264 m (866 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,312 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Geography edit
The town of Sbaa and the nearby village of El Guerara lie at the very southern end of the Gourara region, an area in northern Adrar Province with many scattered oases. The town itself lies on the eastern and north-eastern sides of a small oasis.
An oil refinery lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the east of Sbaa.
Climate edit
Sbaa 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 Sbaa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
42.9 (109.2) |
45.8 (114.4) |
44.2 (111.6) |
40.2 (104.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
36.9 (98.4) |
35.6 (96.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
24.3 (75.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
16.4 (61.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
16 (0.4) |
| Source: climate-data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation edit
Sbaa lies on the N6 national highway along with the village of El Guerara 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south. The N6 highway leads north to Béchar and south to Adrar.
Education edit
2.4% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 15.8% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 78.8%, and is 85.5% among males and 71.4% among females.[5]
Localities edit
As of 1984, the commune was composed of three localities:[6]
- Sbaa
- Village socialiste
- El Guerara
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.
- ^ "Climate data for: Sebaa". climate-data.org. Retrieved 23 October 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.