Oued El Alenda

Oued El Alenda (وادى اﻟﻌﻠﻨﺪة) is a town and commune in Mih Ouensa District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 6,830, up from 5,839 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 1.6%. The town is 17 km southwest of the provincial capital El Oued, on the N16 highway connecting it to Touggourt.

Climate
Oued El Alenda 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
4.3% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 13.0% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 75.5%, and is 83.2% among males and 67.2% among females.

Localities
The commune of Oued El Alenda is composed of seven localities:


 * Oued El Alenda Sud
 * Oued El Alenda Nord
 * Chégamat
 * Mih El Ghazala
 * Dabadib
 * Khobna
 * Safra