Béja Governorate

Béja
باجة
Governorate

Map of Tunisia with Béja highlighted
Coordinates: 36°44′N 9°11′E / 36.733°N 9.183°E / 36.733; 9.183Coordinates: 36°44′N 9°11′E / 36.733°N 9.183°E / 36.733; 9.183
Country Tunisia
Created June 21, 1956[1]
Capital Béja
Area
 • Total 3,740 km2 (1,440 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 14th of 24
Population (2014)
 • Total 303,032
 • Rank Ranked 18th of 24
 • Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix xx
ISO 3166 code TN-31

Béja Governorate (Arabic: ولاية باجة‎ Wilāyat Bājah pronounced [ˈbæːʒæ]) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in northern Tunisia and has a brief coastline relative to its size. It covers an area of 3,740 km²[1] and had a population of 303,032 as at the 2014 census.[2][3] The capital is Béja and it spans the moderately high Tell Atlas hills and part of the plain between the Tell Atlas and the Dorsal Atlas further south.

Geography

The governorate is 105 kilometres (65 mi) from the capital and surrounded by the governorates of Bizerte, Zaghouan, Manouba, Siliana, and Jendouba.

The average temperature is 18 °C and annual rainfall is 350-1000 millimeters.[1]


Administrative divisions

Administratively, the governorate is divided into nine delegations (mutamadiyat), eight municipalities, eight rural councils, and 101 sectors (imadas).[1] The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses,[2] are listed below:

Delegation Population in 2004 Population in 2014
Amdoun22,48421,187
Béja Nord67,47171,198
Béja Sud38,39638,101
Goubellat16,38315,762
Medjez El Bab38,96441,749
Nefza53,19548,101
Teboursouk24,32722,115
Testour32,77233,613
Tibar10,50911,206

The following eight municipalities are located in Béja Governorate: | 2111 | Béja | 62,303 |- | 2112 | El Maâgoula | 7,809 |- | 2113 | Zahret Medien | 5,204 |- | 2114 | Nefza | 7,302 |- | 2115 | Téboursouk | 11,865 |- | 2116 | Testour | 13,331 |- | 2117 | Goubellat | 4,128 |- | 2118 | Majaz al Bab | 21,653

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.
  2. 1 2 "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
  3. ↑ (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine.
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