Jendouba Governorate

governorate in Tunisia

Jendouba Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية جندوبة Wilāyat Jandūbah pronounced [ˌʒænˈduːbæ]) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in the northwestern part of the country, bordering Algeria and the Mediterranean Sea. It covers an area of 3,102 km².[1] As of the 2014 census, 401,477 people lived there.[2][3] The capital is Jendouba.

Jendouba
جندوبة
Map of Tunisia with Jendouba highlighted
Map of Tunisia with Jendouba highlighted
Coordinates: 36°30′N 8°47′E / 36.500°N 8.783°E / 36.500; 8.783
CountryTunisia
CreatedJune 21, 1956[1]
CapitalJendouba
Area
 • Total3,102 km2 (1,198 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 15th of 24
Population
 (2014)
 • Total401,477
 • RankRanked 12th of 24
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
xx
ISO 3166 codeTN-32

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2014-12-19.
  2. "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
  3. (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine