Jendouba Governorate

Jendouba Governorate
جندوبة
Governorate

Map of Tunisia with Jendouba highlighted
Coordinates: 36°30′N 8°47′E / 36.500°N 8.783°E / 36.500; 8.783Coordinates: 36°30′N 8°47′E / 36.500°N 8.783°E / 36.500; 8.783
Country Tunisia
Created June 21, 1956
Capital Jendouba
Area
 • Total 3,102 km2 (1,198 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 15th of 24
Population (2014)
 • Total 401,477
 • Rank Ranked 12th of 24
 • Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix xx
ISO 3166 code TN-32

Jendouba Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية جندوبة‎ Wilāyat Jandūbah pronounced [ˌʒænˈduːbæ]) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is predominantly in the high hills of the Tell Atlas north-western Tunisia, bordering Algeria and the Mediterranean Sea. It covers an area of 3,102 km² and has a population of 401,477 (2014 census).[1] The capital is Jendouba.

Administrative divisions

The following eight municipalities are located in Jendouba Governorate:

CodeMunicipalityPopulation
(2014)[2]
2211Jendouba45,431
2212Bou Salem21,638
2213Tabarka19,770
2214Aïn Draham9,659
2215Fernana3,831
2216Beni M'Tir784
2217Ghardimaou19,495
2218Oued Melliz2,388

Notable people

  • Boubaker Ayadi (March 6, 1949) is an author, professor and journalist.

References

  1. ↑ (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2014 – Population, logements et ménages par commune et arrondissement [Census 2014 results – population, accommodation and households per municipality and delegation] (Report) (in French). National Institute of Statistics. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.


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