Béja Governorate

For other uses, see Beja (disambiguation).
Béja
باجة
Governorate
Map of Tunisia with Béja highlighted
Map of Tunisia with Béja highlighted
Subdivisions of Béja Governorate
Subdivisions of Béja Governorate
Coordinates: 36°44′N 9°11′E / 36.733°N 9.183°E / 36.733; 9.183
Country Tunisia
CreatedJune 1956[1]
CapitalBéja
Government
 • GovernorAhmed Ben Kharrat (since 2024) [2]
Area
 • Total
3,740 km2 (1,440 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 14th of 24
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
303,032
 • RankRanked 18th of 24
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
xx
ISO 3166 codeTN-31

Béja Governorate (Arabic: ولاية باجة Wilāyat Bājah pronounced [ˈbæːʒæ]; 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[1] and had a population of 303,032 as of the 2014 census.[3][4] 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 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,[3] 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)[5]
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


Governors

A historical list of Governors of Beja Governorate since the independence in 1956:

  • Béchir Bellagha (1956-1957)
  • Ahmed Bellalouna (1957-1959)
  • Taher Abdelkefi (1959-1961)
  • Mohsen Nouira (1961-1964)
  • Mohamed Triki (1964-1966)
  • Tahar Kacem (1966-31 December 1968)
  • Abderrazak Kéfi (January-September 1969)
  • Romdhan Ben Mimoun (1969-1971)
  • Mohamed Hédi Bellakhoua (1971-1973)
  • Noureddine Fenniche (1973-1977)
  • Abderrazak Ladab (1977-1980)
  • Hédi Harbi (May-December 1980)
  • Lamine El Kadri (1980-1984)
  • Chédli Neffati (1984-1987)
  • Moncef Ben Jedidia (1987-1990)
  • Hédi Ayeche (1990-1993)
  • Sadok Marzouk (1993-1998)
  • Hassen Alaya (1998-1999)
  • Mohamed Belghith (1999-2000)
  • Mohsen Senoussi (2000-2001)
  • Salem Jeribi (2001-2005)
  • Mohamed Ben Salem (2005-2007)
  • Kamel Someï (2007-2011)
  • Hatem Hamzaoui (2 February 2011)
  • Baheddine Bakari (19 February 2011-22 February 2012)
  • Nasr Temimi (22 February 2012-28 February 2014)
  • Kamel Salmani (28 February 2014[6]-22 August 2015)
  • Atef Boughattas (22 August 2015[7]-7 September 2015)
  • Houcine Hamdi (7 September 2015[8]-29 October 2017)
  • Slim Tissaoui (29 October 2017[9]-27 December 2019)
  • Mohsen Moez Mili (27 December 2019[10]-30 August 2022[11])
  • Ahmed Ben Kharrat (since 8 September 2024)[12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d (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. ^ a b "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
  4. ^ (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Tunisie - Liste des nouveaux gouverneurs nommés par Mehdi Jomâa". businessnews.com.tn (in French). 28 February 2014..
  7. ^ "Nomination de nouveaux gouverneurs par Habib Essid". mosaiquefm.net (in French). 22 August 2015..
  8. ^ "Houcine Hamdi, nouveau gouverneur de Béja". jawharafm.net (in French). September 7, 2015..
  9. ^ "Mouvement dans le corps des gouverneurs : départ de Omar Mansour". businessnews.com.tn (in French). 29 October 2017..
  10. ^ "Mohsen Moez Mili nouveau gouverneur de Béja". mosaiquefm.net (in French). 27 December 2019..
  11. ^ "Le gouverneur de Béja démis de ses fonctions". mosaiquefm.net (in French). 30 August 2022..
  12. ^ "Tunisie : mouvement dans le corps des gouverneurs". webdo.tn (in French). September 9, 2024..
  13. ^ "قرّر رئيس الجمهورية قيس سعيّد هذا اليوم 8 سبتمبر 2024 إجراء حركة في سلك الولاة". carthage.tn (in Arabic).


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