Bizerte Governorate
governorate in Tunisia
Bizerte Governorate (Arabic: ولاية بنزرت Wilāyat Benzart) is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is in the northern part of the country. It covers an area of 3,750 km².[1] As of the 2014 census, 568,219 people lived there.[2][3] The capital is Bizerte.
Bizerte
بنزرت | |
|---|---|
 Map of Tunisia with Bizerte highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 37°16′N 9°52′E / 37.267°N 9.867°E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Created | June 21, 1956[1] |
| Capital | Bizerte |
| 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 |
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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