According to the 2008 census it has a population of 11,784,[1] up from 9,878 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 1.8%.

[1] The population center of Aougrout commune is centered on an oasis located in the southern part of the Gourara region, 69 kilometres (43 mi) northeast of the provincial capital Timimoun.

Most of the villages of the commune are located on the eastern side of the oasis.

Most of the region surrounding the oasis is a flat rocky plain (a reg), but some low hills rise to the east and south-east.

Aougrout has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.