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Sig
Mascaratown
Total population
70,499
Demographic figures from Office National des Statistiques (Algeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Mascara, Algeria, Sig is recorded in open geodata as a sizeable town. The settlement sits at 35.531°, -0.191°, a warm-temperate location in the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 70,499 residents. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,840 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- common tortoiseTestudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758 · Testudines2
- Little OwlAthene noctua (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves2
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea (Pallas, 1764) · Aves2
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1
- European Golden-PloverPluvialis apricaria (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves1
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus (S.G.Gmelin, 1770) · Aves1
- Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.6 — 2024-02-1423 km N of Mascara, Algeria
- M 4.6 — 2022-06-2614 km NW of Aïn el Bya, Algeria
- M 4.5 — 2019-10-188 km W of El Amria, Algeria
- M 4.7 — 2018-04-2310 km NNW of Mostaganem, Algeria
- M 4.2 — 2015-03-1732 km ENE of Mostaganem, Algeria
- M 4.1 — 2014-08-2224 km SSE of Mostaganem, Algeria
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Mascara
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org