Bizerte Governorate

Bizerte Governorate (Arabic: ولاية بنزرت Wilāyat 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.^[3] 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 بنزرت
Governorate
Map of Tunisia with Bizerte highlighted
Coordinates: 37°16′N 9°52′E
Country	Tunisia
Created	1956[1]
Capital	Bizerte
Government
• Governor	Salem Ben Yacoub (since 2024) [2]
Area
• Total	3,750 km2 (1,450 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 13th of 24
Population  (2014)
• Total	568,219
• Rank	Ranked 7th of 24
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix	xx
ISO 3166 code	TN-23

Geography

The governorate is centered 60 kilometres (37 mi) 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.^[1]

Administrative divisions

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,^[3] are listed below:

Delegations of Bizerte Governorate
(Zarzouna is not shown)

Delegation	Area km2	Population 2004	Population 2014
Bizerte Nord	53.52	75,234	87,307
Bizerte Sud	398.75	45,227	55,659
Djoumine	...	35,213	29,029
El Alia	...	24,539	27,075
Ghar El Melh	...	18,525	19,477
Ghezala	...	27,799	26,977
Mateur	...	47,562	46,975
Menzel Bourguiba	...	54,804	61,919
Menzel Jemil	...	39,691	47,224
Ras Jabel	...	51,240	58,241
Sejenane	...	42,156	40,166
Tinja	...	19,444	23,455
Utique	...	18,266	19,922
Zarzouna	7.12	24,428	24,793

The following thirteen municipalities are located in Bizerte Governorate:

Code	Municipality	Population (2014)[4]
1711	Bizerte	136,917
1712	Sejnane	5,645
1713	Mateur	34,010
1714	Menzel Bourguiba	54,536
1715	Tinja	21,139
1716	Ghar al Milh	5,345
1717	Aousja	5,126
1718	Menzel Jemil	22,238
1719	Menzel Abderrahmane	19,078
1720	El Alia	18,359
1721	Ras Jebel	28,610
1722	Metline	9,904
1723	Raf Raf	9,850

References

1. (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.
2. https://www.tap.info.tn/en/Portal-Top-News-EN/17861830-president-of-the
3. "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
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.