Béja Governorate

Béja Governorate (Arabic: ولاية باجة‎ Wilāyat Bājah pronounced [ˈbæːʒæ]) 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[1] and had a population of 303,032 as at 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.

Béja باجة
Governorate
Map of Tunisia with Béja highlighted
Subdivisions of Béja Governorate
Coordinates: 36°44′N 9°11′E
Country	Tunisia
Created	June 21, 1956[1]
Capital	Béja
Area
• Total	3,740 km^2 (1,440 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 14th of 24
Population  (2014)
• Total	303,032
• Rank	Ranked 18th of 24
• Density	81/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix	xx
ISO 3166 code	TN-31

Geography

The governorate is 105 kilometres (65 mi) 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.[1]

Administrative divisions

Administratively, the governorate is divided into nine delegations (mutamadiyat), eight municipalities, eight rural councils, and 101 sectors (imadas).[1] The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses,[2] are listed below:

Delegation	Population in 2004	Population in 2014
Amdoun	22,484	21,187
Béja Nord	67,471	71,198
Béja Sud	38,396	38,101
Goubellat	16,383	15,762
Medjez El Bab	38,964	41,749
Nefza	53,195	48,101
Teboursouk	24,327	22,115
Testour	32,772	33,613
Tibar	10,509	11,206

The following eight municipalities are located in Béja Governorate:

Code	Municipality	Population (2014)[4]
2111	Béja	62,303
2112	El Maâgoula	7,809
2113	Zahret Medien	5,204
2114	Nefza	7,302
2115	Téboursouk	11,865
2116	Testour	13,331
2117	Goubellat	4,128
2118	Majaz al Bab	21,653

References

1. (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.
2. "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
3. (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
4. 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.