Bayadha (Arabic: اﻟﺒﻴﺎﺿﺔ) is a town and commune, coextensive with Bayadha District, in El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 32,926,[1] up from 26,535 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 2.2%.[1] Most of the commune's population lives in the urban area of the provincial capital El Oued.

Bayadha اﻟﺒﻴﺎﺿﺔ
Commune and town
Location of Bayadha commune within El Oued Province
Bayadha Location of Bayadha within Algeria
Coordinates: 33°20′04″N 6°54′53″E
Country	Algeria
Province	El Oued Province
District	Bayadha District (coextensive)
Elevation	84 m (276 ft)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	32,926
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Climate

Bayadha has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is light and sporadic, and summers are particularly dry.

Transportation

Bayadha effectively forms the inner southern suburbs of El Oued, and is well connected to both the central city and the outer southern suburbs in Robbah. Local roads in the commune also lead northeast to Trifaoui and southeast to Nakhla and El Ogla.

Education

5.8% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 16.8% has completed secondary education.[3] The overall literacy rate is 80.1%, and is 86.2% among males and 73.4% among females.[4]

Localities

The commune of Bayadha is composed of seven localities:[5]

References