Bizerte Governorate | |
Native Name: | ولاية بنزرت |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Governorate |
Coordinates: | 37.2667°N 61°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Established Title: | Created |
Established Date: | 1956[1] |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Bizerte |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Samir Abdellaoui (since 2021) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 3750 |
Area Rank: | Ranked 13th of 24 |
Population Total: | 568219 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Rank: | Ranked 7th 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-23 |
Bizerte Governorate (Arabic: ولاية بنزرت pronounced as /ar/; French: Gouvernorat de Bizerte) 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. 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, as are the ruins of the ancient city of Utica.
The governorate is centered 60km (40miles) 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.
Administratively, the governorate is divided into fourteen delegations (mutamadiyat), thirteen municipalities, seven rural councils, and 102 sectors (imadas). The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses, are listed below:
Delegation | Area km2 | Population 2004 | Population 2014 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bizerte Nord | 53.52 | |||
Bizerte Sud | 398.75 | |||
Djoumine | ... | |||
El Alia | ... | |||
Ghar El Melh | ... | |||
Ghezala | ... | |||
Mateur | ... | |||
Menzel Bourguiba | ... | |||
Menzel Jemil | ... | |||
Ras Jabel | ... | |||
Sejenane | ... | |||
Tinja | ... | |||
Utique | ... | |||
Zarzouna | 7.12 |