Mansoura, Ghardaïa

Mansoura (Arabic: منصورة) is a town and commune, and the capital of Mansoura District, in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria.

According to the 2008 census it has a population of 2,840,[1] up from 1,765 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 5.0%, the second highest in the province (behind Hassi Fehal).

[1] Mansoura has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.

The highway connects to Ghardaïa to the north, and El Goléa and In Salah to the south.

[4] The overall literacy rate is 72.5%, and is 77.6% among males and 66.6% among females; all three figures are the second lowest in the province behind Hassi Fehal.