Sedrata

Sedrata
سدراتة
Commune and town
Sedrata
Coordinates: DZ 36°07′42″N 7°31′53″E / 36.12833°N 7.53139°E / 36.12833; 7.53139
Country  Algeria
Province Souk Ahras Province
District Sedrata District
Time zone CET (UTC+1)

Sedrata (Arabic: سدراتة) is a municipality and large city in Souk Ahras Province, Algeria, capital of Sedrata District. It has a population of 91.297 as of the 2008 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. It is situated to the west of Souk Ahras. 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 (Köppen: (Csa).

Climate data for Sedrata
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
6.5
(43.7)
8.8
(47.8)
11.7
(53.1)
16.0
(60.8)
20.1
(68.2)
24.1
(75.4)
24.2
(75.6)
21.3
(70.3)
15.4
(59.7)
10.6
(51.1)
6.5
(43.7)
14.2
(57.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74
(2.91)
63
(2.48)
56
(2.2)
45
(1.77)
50
(1.97)
21
(0.83)
9
(0.35)
11
(0.43)
32
(1.26)
42
(1.65)
55
(2.17)
66
(2.6)
524
(20.62)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

References

  1. "Climate: Sedrata". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 15 April 2014.

Coordinates: 36°07′42″N 7°31′53″E / 36.12833°N 7.53139°E / 36.12833; 7.53139

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