Béja Governorate
governorate in Tunisia
Béja Governorate (Arabic: ولاية باجة Wilāyat Bājah) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in the northern part of the country. It covers an area of 3,740 km².[1] As of the 2014 census, 303,032 people lived there.[2][3] The capital is Béja.
Béja
باجة | |
|---|---|
 Map of Tunisia with Béja highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′N 9°11′E / 36.733°N 9.183°E | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Created | June 21, 1956[1] |
| Capital | Béja |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,740 km2 (1,440 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 14th of 24 |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 303,032 |
| • Rank | Ranked 18th of 24 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Postal prefix | xx |
| ISO 3166 code | TN-31 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.
- ↑ "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
- ↑ (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
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