Bizerte Governorate

Bizerte Governorate
ولاية بنزرت
Governorate

Map of Tunisia with Bizerte highlighted
Coordinates: 37°16′N 9°52′E / 37.267°N 9.867°E / 37.267; 9.867Coordinates: 37°16′N 9°52′E / 37.267°N 9.867°E / 37.267; 9.867
Country  Tunisia
Created June 21, 1956[1]
Capital Bizerte
Area
 • Total 3,750 km2 (1,450 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 13th of 24
Population (2014)
 • Total 568,219
 • Rank Ranked 7th of 24
 • Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix xx
ISO 3166 code TN-23

Bizerte Governorate (Arabic: ولاية بنزرت‎ Wilāyat Benzart pronounced [bɑnˈzɑrt]) is the northernmost of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is in northern Tunisia, approximately rectangular and having a long north coast. It covers an area of 3,750 km² including two large lakes, one coastal hence saline and one freshwater being the World Heritage Site, Ichkeul lake.[1] Its population was 568,219 as at the 2014 census.[2] The capital is Bizerte which stands principally on inlet between Bizerte lake and the Mediterranean. The offshore Galite Islands are part of the governorate.

Geography

The governorate is centered 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the capital and borders the governorates of Ariana, Béja, and Manouba.

The average temperature is 22.75 °C and annual rainfall is 300-800 millimeters.[1]

Administrative divisions

Administratively, the governorate is divided into fourteen delegations (mutamadiyat), thirteen municipalities, seven rural councils, and 102 sectors (imadas).[1] The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses,[2] are listed below:

Delegation Area
km²		 Population
2004		 Population
2014
Bizerte Nord53.5275,23487,307
Bizerte Sud398.7545,22755,659
Djoumine...35,21329,029
El Alia...24,53927,075
Ghar El Melh...18,52519,477
Ghezala...27,79926,977
Mateur...47,56246,975
Menzel Bourguiba...54,80461,919
Menzel Jemil...39,69147,224
Ras Jabel...51,24058,241
Sejenane...42,15640,166
Tinja...19,44423,455
Utique...18,26619,922
Zarzouna7.1224,42824,793
Delegations of Bizerte Governorate
(Zarzouna is not shown)

The following thirteen municipalities are located in Bizerte Governorate: | 1711 | Bizerte | 136,917 |- | 1712 | Sejnane | 5,645 |- | 1713 | Mateur | 34,010 |- | 1714 | Menzel Bourguiba | 54,536 |- | 1715 | Tinja | 21,139 |- | 1716 | Ghar al Milh | 5,345 |- | 1717 | Aousja | 5,126 |- | 1718 | Menzel Jemil | 22,238 |- | 1719 | Menzel Abderrahmane | 19,078 |- | 1720 | El Alia | 18,359 |- | 1721 | Ras Jebel | 28,610 |- | 1722 | Metline | 9,904 |- | 1723 | Raf Raf | 9,850

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.
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