Bayadha ( ar, اﻟﺒﻴﺎﺿﺔ) is a town and
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
, coextensive with
Bayadha District
Bayadha District is a district of El Oued Province, Algeria. As of the 2008 census, it has a population of 32,926.
Communes
Bayadha District consists of one commune:
*Bayadha
Bayadha ( ar, اﻟﺒﻴﺎﺿﺔ) is a town and commune, coex ...
, in
El Oued Province
El Oued ( ar, ولاية الوادي, ber, ⴻⵍ oⵓⴻⴷ) is a Saharan province of Algeria (n° 39) dominated by '' Oued Souf''. It was named after its eponymous capital. Notable towns include El Oued itself and El M'Ghair, Djamaa and Gue ...
, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 32,926,
up from 26,535 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 2.2%.
Most of the commune's population lives in the urban area of the provincial capital
El Oued
El Oued ( ar, اﻟﻮادي, ber, Suf meaning ''the River''), Souf or Oued Souf is a city, and the capital of El Oued Province, in Algeria. The oasis town is watered by an underground river, hence its name is El Oued which enables date palm cult ...
.
Climate
Bayadha has a hot
desert climate
The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk''), is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...
(
Köppen climate classification
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''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
El Oued ( ar, اﻟﻮادي, ber, Suf meaning ''the River''), Souf or Oued Souf is a city, and the capital of El Oued Province, in Algeria. The oasis town is watered by an underground river, hence its name is El Oued which enables date palm cult ...
, and is well connected to both the central city and the outer southern suburbs in
Robbah
Robbah ( ar, رﺑﺎح) is a town and commune, and capital of Robbah District, in El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 21,965, up from 17,243 in 1998, and an annual growth rate of 2.5%. The town lies abo ...
. Local roads in the commune also lead northeast to
Trifaoui
Trifaoui ( ar, ﺗﺮﻳﻔﺎوى) is a town and commune in Hassi Khelifa District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 8,257, up from 6,361 in 1998, and an annual growth rate of 2.7%.
Climate
Trifaou ...
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. The overall literacy rate is 80.1%, and is 86.2% among males and 73.4% among females.
Localities
The commune of Bayadha is composed of seven localities:
*Bayada
*Soualah
*Teraïka
*
Sidi Slimane
*
Ababsa
Ababsa (also written El Ababsa) is a suburb in the commune of Bayadha, in Bayadha District, El Oued Province, Algeria. It is part of the urban area of El Oued
El Oued ( ar, اﻟﻮادي, ber, Suf meaning ''the River''), Souf or Oued Souf i ...
*Oued Ouragh
*Ouled Ayed
References
Neighbouring towns and cities
{{El Oued Province
Communes of El Oued Province