N'Goussa
ﻧﻘﻮﺳﺔ | |
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Commune and town | |
Coordinates: 32°8′27″N 5°18′30″E / 32.14083°N 5.30833°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Ouargla Province |
District | N'Goussa District (coextensive) |
Established[1] | 1984 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,740 km2 (1,060 sq mi) |
Elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
Population (2008)[2] | |
• Total | 16,581 |
• Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
N'Goussa (Arabic: ﻧﻘﻮﺳﺔ) is a town and commune, coextensive with the district of the same name, in Ouargla Province, Algeria. Some of its inhabitants speak the Ouargli language.[3] As of 2008, the population of the town was 19,039,[2] up from 13,344 in 1998,[4] with an annual population growth rate of 2.2%.[2] The town is on a local road, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Ouargla on the way to El Hadjira further north.