Ben Arous Governorate
Ben Arous بن عروس | |
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Governorate | |
Map of Tunisia with Ben Arous highlighted | |
Coordinates: 36°44′50″N 10°20′0″E / 36.74722°N 10.33333°ECoordinates: 36°44′50″N 10°20′0″E / 36.74722°N 10.33333°E | |
Country | Tunisia |
Created | December 3, 1983[1] |
Capital | Ben Arous |
Area | |
• Total | 790 km2 (310 sq mi) |
Area rank | Ranked 22nd of 24 |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 631,842 |
• Rank | Ranked 6th of 24 |
• Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Postal prefix | xx |
ISO 3166 code | TN-13 |
Ben Arous Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية بن عروس Wilāyat Bin ‘Arūs pronounced [bɪn.ʕæˈruːs]) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in the north-east of Tunisia and adjoins smaller Tunis Governorate. It covers an area of 790 km²[1] and had a population of 631,842 as at the 2014 census.[2][3] The capital is Ben Arous.
Geography
The governorate is centred 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the capital and surrounded by the governorates of Tunis, Zaghouan, Manouba, and Nabeul. It has a short coastline, along the Gulf of Tunis to the northeast including the country's main commercial port, Radès.[1]
The average temperature is between 6.8 °C and 17.9 °C, and annual rainfall is 275-515 millimeters.[1]
Economy
Agriculture
Land use | |
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Agricultural land | 370km² (47% of total land) |
Woodland | 160km² |
Transportation | 40km² |
Uncultivated | 201km² |
Livestock | |
Cattle | 5 200 |
Sheep | 28 000 |
Goats | 4 000 |
Main produce (in metric tons per year) | |
Peaches | 27 000 |
Apples and pairs | 21 500 |
Grapes | 41 500 |
Durum wheat, soft wheat and other types | 2 420 |
Red meat | 1 700 |
White meat | 18 300 |
Milk | 13 500 |
Eggs | 167 million (total) |
Abattoirs | 4 (registered under Directive Plan of 2010) |
Hydrological resources | |
River weirs/dams | 1 (Oued El Hma) |
Upland lakes | 24 |
Upland weirs/dams | 3 |
Main produce for export | |
Flowers | c. 12 million per year |
Clams and shellfish landed | 61 tonnes |
Administrative divisions
Administratively, the governorate is divided into twelve delegations (mutamadiyat), eleven municipalities, six rural councils, and 75 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 |
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Ben Arous | 32,329 | 31,128 |
Bou Mhel El Bassatine | 27,977 | 40,101 |
El Mourouj | 81,986 | 104,538 |
Ezzahra | 31,792 | 34,962 |
Fouchana | 56,628 | 74,868 |
Hammam Chôtt | 24,847 | 31,858 |
Hammam Lif | 38,401 | 42,518 |
La Nouvelle Medina | 42,603 | 57,194 |
Megrine | 24,031 | 26,720 |
Mohamedia | 46,613 | 66,439 |
Mornag | 53,709 | 61,518 |
Radès | 44,857 | 59,998 |
Eleven municipalities are in Ben Arous Governorate: | 1311 | Ben Arous | 88,322 |- | 1312 | El Mourouj | 104,586 |- | 1313 | Hammam Lif | 42,518 |- | 1314 | Hammam Chott | 31,810 |- | 1315 | Bou Mhel el-Bassatine | 40,101 |- | 1316 | Ezzahra | 34,962 |- | 1317 | Radès | 59,794 |- | 1318 | Mégrine | 26,924 |- | 1319 | Mohamedia-Fouchana | 106,167 |- | 1320 | Mornag | 30,058 |- | 1321 | Khalidia | 8,470
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn".
- 1 2 "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
- ↑ (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine.