Reguiba () is a town and commune, and capital of Reguiba District, in

El Oued Province El Oued (, ) is a Saharan province of Algeria (n° 39) dominated by ''Oued Souf''. It was named after its eponymous capital. Notable towns include El Oued itself and Guemar. Geography Physical geography El Oued Province lies in the Sahara de ...

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 40,367. The population grew from 30,392 in 1998, to where it is today. It has an annual growth rate of 2.9%.

Climate

Reguiba has a hot

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''BWh''), with very hot summers and mild winters. Very little precipitation throughout the year.

Transportation

Local roads connect the town to the N48 highway, including one that joins at

Guemar Guemar () is a Saharan oasis town in Algeria near the Tunisian border, in the Oued Souf area of the El Oued Province, about 20 km north of El Oued. It includes a zaouia and a border post. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 3 ...

, leading south to the provincial capital

El Oued El Oued (), Souf or Oued Souf is a city, and the capital of El Oued Province, in Algeria. The oasis town is watered by an underground river, hence its name is El Oued which enables date palm cultivation and the rare use (for the desert) of brick c ...

and north to

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and

Biskra Biskra () is the capital city of Biskra Province, Algeria. In 2007, its population was recorded as 307,987. Biskra is located in northeastern Algeria, about from Algiers, southwest of Batna, Algeria, Batna and north of Touggourt. It is nickna ...

via the N3 highway.

Education

3.6% of the population has a tertiary education and another 12.3% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 72.3% and is 78.9% among males and 65.6% among females.

Localities

The commune of Reguiba is composed of 15 localities: *Reguiba * Hobba *Debaïa *Khobna *Nezla *Cherguia *Aouaïssa * El Arfji *Nador *Djaïkh *Ouaziten *Halk Louad *Bir Bachir *Guerraïna * Sif El Menadi

References

Neighbouring towns and cities

{{El Oued Province Communes of El Oued Province Cities in Algeria