{{Infobox settlement |official_name =M'Rara |other_name = |native_name = ﻣﺮارة |nickname = |settlement_type =Commune and town |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_map = DZ 57 M'Rara.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of M'Rara commune within El M'Ghair Province |pushpin_map =Algeria |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize=300 |pushpin_map_caption = Location of M'Rara within Algeria |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Algeria}} |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = El M'Ghair Province |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Djamaa District |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |population_as_of = 2008 |population_footnotes = <ref name="census2008"/> |population_note = |population_total = 7,999 |population_density_km2 = |timezone = CET |utc_offset = +1 |coordinates = {{coord|33|28|36|N|5|39|37|E|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 113 |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''M'Rara''' ({{langx|ar|ﻣﺮارة}}) is a town and commune in Djamaa District, El M'Ghair Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 7,999,<ref name="census2008">{{cite web|title=Population: El Oued Wilaya |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p1.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |accessdate=12 February 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513125205/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p1.pdf |archivedate=13 May 2013 }}</ref> up from 5,976 in 1998,<ref>{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=9 March 2013}}</ref> with an annual growth rate of 3.0%.<ref name="census2008"/>
==Climate==
M'Rara has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification ''BWh''), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
{{Weather box | location = M'Rara | metric first = yes | single line = yes | width = auto | Jan high C = 16.4 | Feb high C = 19.0 | Mar high C = 22.9 | Apr high C = 27.8 | May high C = 32.8 | Jun high C = 37.7 | Jul high C = 41.5 | Aug high C = 40.7 | Sep high C = 35.4 | Oct high C = 28.5 | Nov high C = 21.6 | Dec high C = 17.0 | Jan mean C = 10.2 | Feb mean C = 12.5 | Mar mean C = 16.0 | Apr mean C = 20.4 | May mean C = 25.2 | Jun mean C = 30.2 | Jul mean C = 33.4 | Aug mean C = 32.7 | Sep mean C = 28.3 | Oct mean C = 21.9 | Nov mean C = 15.4 | Dec mean C = 11.0 | Jan low C = 4.0 | Feb low C = 6.1 | Mar low C = 9.2 | Apr low C = 13.0 | May low C = 17.6 | Jun low C = 22.8 | Jul low C = 25.3 | Aug low C = 24.7 | Sep low C = 21.3 | Oct low C = 15.3 | Nov low C = 9.2 | Dec low C = 5.1 | Jan precipitation mm = 8 | Feb precipitation mm = 4 | Mar precipitation mm = 11 | Apr precipitation mm = 8 | May precipitation mm = 6 | Jun precipitation mm = 1 | Jul precipitation mm = 1 | Aug precipitation mm = 1 | Sep precipitation mm = 6 | Oct precipitation mm = 11 | Nov precipitation mm = 11 | Dec precipitation mm = 11 | source 1 = climate-data.org<ref>{{cite web|title=Climate data for: M'Rara|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/554618/|publisher=climate-data.org|accessdate=12 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130703231701/http://en.climate-data.org/location/554618/|archivedate=3 July 2013}}</ref> | date=April 2013}}
==Transportation==
The main road out of M'Rara to the east joins the N3 highway at Djamaa. The N3 connects Biskra in the north to Touggourt in the south.
==Education==
3.2% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 10.5% has completed secondary education.<ref>{{cite web|title=Structure relative de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs âgée de 6 ans et plus selon le niveau d'instruction et la commune de résidence. |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p6.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |accessdate=13 February 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513130809/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p6.pdf |archivedate=13 May 2013 }}</ref> The overall literacy rate is 64.3%, and is 73.1% among males and 55.0% among females.<ref>{{cite web|title=Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence . |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p10.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |accessdate=13 February 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513124334/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p10.pdf |archivedate=13 May 2013 }}</ref>
==Localities== The commune of M'Rara is composed of one locality:<ref>{{cite web|title=Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued |url=http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1565.pdf |publisher=Journal officiel de la République Algérienne |accessdate=2 March 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083259/http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1565.pdf |archivedate=19 August 2014 |page=1564 |language=French |date=19 December 1984 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{div col}} *M'Rara {{div col end}}
==References== {{Portal|Algeria}} {{Reflist}}
{{-}} <div align="center">'''Neighbouring towns and cities'''</div> {{Geographic location |Centre = M'Rara |North = '''Biskra'''<br>Oum Touyour |Northeast = El M'Ghair<br>Sidi Khellil |East = Djamaa<br>Sidi Amrane<br>'''El Oued''' |Southeast = Sidi Slimane (Ouargla)<br>'''Touggourt''' |South = El Hadjira (Ouargla)<br>'''Ouargla''' |Southwest = El Guerrara (Ouargla)<br>'''Ghardaia''' |West = '''Laghouat'''<br>Guettara (Djelfa) |Northwest = Ouled Djellal (Biskra) }}
{{El M'Ghair Province}}
Category:Communes of El M'Ghair Province