franca, which is learned via mass communications, internal migration and urbanization. Climate Baidoa has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh), as with much of southern Somalia. By contrast, towns in the northern part of the country generally have a hot arid climate (Köppen BWh). Education Baidoa has a large secondary school, from which around 580 pupils graduated per year in 2008. As of 2012, several other high schools were in development. Tertiary education in the city is served by the University of Southern Somalia. After a considerable planning stage, the institution was established in 2007 by a group of Somali scholars and intellectuals. Inaugural classes began the following year, in August 2008. University representatives concurrently announced plans to develop four colleges: the College of Science, Agriculture, and Engineering, the College of Social Science, the College of Education, the College of Health and Environmental Sciences, and the College of Jurisprudence. Additionally, an Institute of Social Research is being developed. Plans are also in the works to construct a new campus in an area around 15 km north of Baidoa, as well as two new branches in two other principal cities in the Bay region. Schools: Sahal moalin ise primary and secondary school Baidoa Secondary and primary school AlBasha'ir primary and secondary school Alqalam primary and secondary school Baidoa model primary and secondary school Hanano Community Primary and Secondary school Ma'ruf Primary and Secondary School Alcayn primary and secondary school Almacrifa primary and secondary school Ma'mur primary and secondary school AlHudda Primary and secondary school Alabraar primary and secondary school Baydhabo Janaay primary and secondary school Salaam Institute of language and health Science Alnajuum tertiary and primary school Salaxudin primary and secondary school City Model School Transportation Air transportation in Baidoa is served by the Baidoa Airport. Sitting at an elevation of , it has a 9843 × 131 ft (3000 × 40 m) asphalt runway. The airport has fuel services, a terminal building, storage container, on-site warehouse, and radio towers. Subdivisions Baidoa is administratively divided into four districts: Isha Horseed Berdaale Howlwadaag Daru salaam Salaamey Towfiiq Wadajir Waaberi Ideedi Notable residents Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud – former Minister of Finance of Somalia and Rahanweyn Resistance Army leader Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden – Somali politician Said Ali Hussein – Somali footballer; emigrated to the Netherlands as a result of the Somali Civil War. Ibrahim Hussein abdirahaman known as Fuudjeelle, -the Somali Social