Bayadha Explained

Official Name:Bayadha
Native Name:اﻟﺒﻴﺎﺿﺔ
Settlement Type:Commune and town
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Pushpin Map:Algeria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bayadha within Algeria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Algeria
Subdivision Name1:El Oued Province
Subdivision Name2:Bayadha District (coextensive)
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2008
Population Total:32926
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:33.3344°N 6.9147°W
Elevation M:84

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.

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

Neighbouring towns and cities

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population: El Oued Wilaya. Office National des Statistiques Algérie. 13 February 2013. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130513125205/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p1.pdf. 13 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Algeria Communes. Statoids. 9 March 2013.
  3. Web site: Structure relative de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs âgée de 6 ans et plus selon le niveau d'instruction et la commune de résidence.. Office National des Statistiques Algérie. 13 February 2013. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130513130809/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p6.pdf. 13 May 2013.
  4. Web site: Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence .. Office National des Statistiques Algérie. 13 February 2013. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130513124334/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p10.pdf. 13 May 2013.
  5. Web site: Décret n° 84–365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued. Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 2 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20110712065957/http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1564.pdf . 12 July 2011 . 1564. French. 19 December 1984.