Official Name: | Bekalta |
Native Name: | البقالطة |
Pushpin Map: | Tunisia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tunisia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Tunisia |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Monastir Governorate |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 20506 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 35.6167°N 11°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 5090 |
Bekalta, (ar|البقالطة|''al-Biqāliṭa''), is a Tunisian coastal town, around 30 km. south of Monastir and around 14 km. northeast of Mahdia. The main activities of the local population are agriculture and fishing. It gives its name to the Baklouti pepper.