Capital Bizerte Time zone CET (UTC+01) Area 3,750 km² ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:TN | Created June 21, 1956 Area rank Ranked 13th of 24 Postal prefix xx Population 568,219 (2014) Team CA Bizertin | |
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University École nationale d'ingénieurs de Bizerte Points of interest Ichkeul lake, Ichkeul National Park, Ain Mestir, Cape Angela, Oceanographic Museum Destinations Bizerte, Ichkeul lake, Raf Raf, Menzel Bourguiba, Ghar al Milh | ||
Bizerte Governorate (Arabic: ولاية بَنزرت Wilāyat Benzart [bɑnˈzɑrt]) 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. The capital is Bizerte which stands principally on inlet between Bizerte lake and the Mediterranean. The offshore Galite Islands are part of the governorate.
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Map of Bizerte, Tunisia
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.
Administrative divisions
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:
The following thirteen municipalities are located in Bizerte Governorate: