Béja Governorate Explained

Béja
Native Name:باجة
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Governorate
Image Map1:Tunisie Gouvernorat de Béja.svg
Map Caption1:Subdivisions of Béja Governorate
Coordinates:36.7333°N 20°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Created
Established Date:June 1956[1]
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Béja
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Vacant
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3740
Area Rank:Ranked 14th of 24
Population Total:303032
Population As Of:2014
Population Rank:Ranked 18th of 24
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01
Postal Code Type:Postal prefix
Postal Code:xx
Area Code Type:Calling code
Iso Code:TN-31

Béja Governorate ( pronounced as /ar/; French: Gouvernorat de Béja) 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 and had a population of 303,032 as of 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 105km (65miles) 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.

Administrative divisions

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

DelegationPopulation in 2004Population in 2014
Amdoun
Béja Nord
Béja Sud
Goubellat
Medjez El Bab
Nefza
Teboursouk
Testour
Tibar

The following eight municipalities are located in Béja Governorate:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: tunisieindustrie.nat.tn . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090217045909/http://www.tunisieindustrie.nat.tn/fr/doc.asp?docid=589&mcat=12&mrub=105&msrub=205 . 2009-02-17 .
  2. Web site: 2014 Tunisian census data . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518094332/http://tunisia.opendataforafrica.org/TNCD2014/tunisia-census-data-population-2014?region=1000000-tunisia . 2015-05-18 .
  3. Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics)