Hassi Fehal
حاسي لفحل | |
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Commune and town | |
Coordinates: 31°36′19″N 3°40′27″E / 31.60528°N 3.67417°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Ghardaïa Province |
District | Mansoura District |
Elevation | 379 m (1,243 ft) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 3,651 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Hassi Fehal (Arabic: حاسي لفحل) (also written Hassi Lefhal) is a town and commune in Mansoura District, Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 3,651,[1] up from 2,164 in 1998,[2] and a growth rate of 5.5%, the highest in the province.[1]
Hassi Fehal lies on the Trans-Sahara Highway just south of Mansoura, between Ghardaïa to the north and El Goléa to the south.
4.0% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 15.3% has completed secondary education.[3] The overall literacy rate is 68.0%, and is 72.4% among males and 63.2% among females, all three figures being the lowest for any commune in the province.[4]
The commune of Hassi Fehal is composed of one locality:[5]