El M'Ghair is a town and
commune, and capital of
El M'Ghair District, in
El Oued Province,
Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 49,793, up from 40,228 in 1998, and is the third largest town in the province after the capital
El Oued and
Djamaa. Its annual population growth rate is 2.2%.