Bizerte Governorate (Arabic: ولاية بنزرتWilāyat Benzart pronounced [bɑnˈzɑrt]; 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.[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, as are the ruins of the ancient city of Utica.
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:
Delegations of Bizerte Governorate (Zarzouna is not shown)
^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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bizerte, governorate, arabic, ولاية, بنزرت, wilāyat, benzart, pronounced, bɑnˈzɑrt, french, gouvernorat, bizerte, northernmost, governorates, tunisia, northern, tunisia, approximately, rectangular, having, long, north, coast, covers, area, including, large, la. Bizerte Governorate Arabic ولاية بنزرت Wilayat Benzart pronounced bɑnˈzɑrt 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 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 as are the ruins of the ancient city of Utica Bizerte Governorate ولاية بنزرتGovernorateMap of Tunisia with Bizerte highlightedCoordinates 37 16 N 9 52 E 37 267 N 9 867 E 37 267 9 867 Coordinates 37 16 N 9 52 E 37 267 N 9 867 E 37 267 9 867Country TunisiaCreated1956 1 CapitalBizerteGovernment GovernorSamir Abdellaoui since 2021 Area Total3 750 km2 1 450 sq mi RankRanked 13th of 24Population 2014 Total568 219 RankRanked 7th of 24 Density150 km2 390 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 CET Postal prefixxxISO 3166 codeTN 23Geography EditThe governorate is centered 60 kilometres 37 mi from the capital and borders the governorates of Ariana Beja and Manouba The average temperature is 22 75 C and annual rainfall is 300 800 millimeters 1 Administrative divisions EditAdministratively 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 Delegations of Bizerte Governorate Zarzouna is not shown Delegation Areakm2 Population2004 Population2014Bizerte Nord 53 52 75 234 87 307Bizerte Sud 398 75 45 227 55 659Djoumine 35 213 29 029El Alia 24 539 27 075Ghar El Melh 18 525 19 477Ghezala 27 799 26 977Mateur 47 562 46 975Menzel Bourguiba 54 804 61 919Menzel Jemil 39 691 47 224Ras Jabel 51 240 58 241Sejenane 42 156 40 166Tinja 19 444 23 455Utique 18 266 19 922Zarzouna 7 12 24 428 24 793The following thirteen municipalities are located in Bizerte Governorate Code Municipality Population 2014 3 1711 Bizerte 136 9171712 Sejnane 5 6451713 Mateur 34 0101714 Menzel Bourguiba 54 5361715 Tinja 21 1391716 Ghar al Milh 5 3451717 Aousja 5 1261718 Menzel Jemil 22 2381719 Menzel Abderrahmane 19 0781720 El Alia 18 3591721 Ras Jebel 28 6101722 Metline 9 9041723 Raf Raf 9 850References Edit a b c d in French tunisieindustrie nat tn Archived from the original on 2009 02 17 a b 2014 Tunisian census data Archived from the original on 2015 05 18 Recensement General de la Population et de l Habitat 2014 Population logements et menages 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 This Tunisia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bizerte Governorate amp oldid 1153170014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
