Sedrata (
Berber: Isedraten, ar, سدراتة) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
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and large city in
Souk Ahras Province
Souk Ahras ( ar, ولاية سوق أهراس) is a province (''wilaya'') in the Aures region in Algeria, named after its capital, Souk Ahras. It stands on the border between Algeria and Tunisia.
Geography
Souk Ahras is situated in the extre ...
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Algeria
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, capital of
Sedrata District. It has a population of 110.213 as of the 2019 census, which gives it 11 seats in the
PMA. Its municipal code is ''4102'' and postal code is ''41200''. It is located in the north east of the country, close to the border with
Tunisia
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. It is situated to the west of
Souk Ahras
Souk Ahras ( Berber: ''Tagast''; ancient name: ''Thagast''; ar, سوق أهراس) is a municipality in Algeria. It is the capital of Souk Ahras Province. The Numidian city of Thagaste (or Tagaste), on whose ruins Souk Ahras was built, was the ...
. There are four high schools in Sedrata, one of which is a technical school. There is also a centre of formation for jobs for pupils who dropped out of middle school. Sedrata accommodates one of the important paper factories in the east, as well as other factories.
Climate
Sedrata has a
hot-summer Mediterranean climate
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* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
: (''Csa'').
References
Communes of Souk Ahras Province
Algeria
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