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'''Bayadha''' ({{langx|ar|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,<ref name="census2008">{{cite web|title=Population: El Oued Wilaya|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p1.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=13 February 2013|language=French|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513125205/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p1.pdf|archivedate=13 May 2013}}</ref> up from 26,535 in 1998,<ref>{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=9 March 2013}}</ref> with an annual growth rate of 2.2%.<ref name="census2008"/> Most of the commune's population lives in the urban area of the provincial capital El Oued.

==Climate==

{{See also|El Oued#Climate|label 1 = Climate of El Oued}}

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.<ref>{{cite web|title=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.|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p6.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=13 February 2013|language=French|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513130809/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p6.pdf|archivedate=13 May 2013}}</ref> The overall literacy rate is 80.1%, and is 86.2% among males and 73.4% among females.<ref>{{cite web|title=Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence .|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p10.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=13 February 2013|language=French|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513124334/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p10.pdf|archivedate=13 May 2013}}</ref>

==Localities== The commune of Bayadha is composed of seven localities:<ref>{{cite web|title=Décret n° 84–365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued|url=http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1564.pdf|publisher=Journal officiel de la République Algérienne|accessdate=2 March 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712065957/http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1564.pdf |archivedate=12 July 2011 |page=1564|language=French|date=19 December 1984}}</ref> {{div col}} *Bayada *Soualah *Teraïka *Sidi Slimane *Ababsa *Oued Ouragh *Ouled Ayed {{div col end}}

==References== {{Portal|Algeria}} {{Reflist}}

{{-}} <div align="center">'''Neighbouring towns and cities'''</div> {{Geographic location |Centre = Bayadha |North = Hassani Abdelkrim<br>Ababsa |Northeast = Trifaoui<br>Sidi Slimane |East = Douar El Ma |Southeast = Nakhla<br>El Ogla |South = Robbah |Southwest = Chégamat<br>Oued El Alenda<br>'''Ouargla''' |West = Oum Sahaouine<br>'''Touggourt''' |Northwest = Ourmas<br>'''El Oued''' }}

{{El Oued Province}}

Category:Communes of El Oued Province