Bizerte Governorate ( ' ; ) is the northernmost of the 24

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Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

. 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. It had a population of 607,388 (2024). The capital is

Bizerte Bizerte (, ) is the capital and largest city of Bizerte Governorate in northern Tunisia. It is the List of northernmost items, northernmost city in Africa, located north of the capital Tunis. It is also known as the last town to remain under Fr ...

which stands principally on inlet between Bizerte lake and the Mediterranean. The offshore Galite Islands are part of the governorate, as are the ruins of the ancient city of Utica.

Geography

The governorate is centered from the capital and borders the governorates of Ariana, Béja and Manouba. The average

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is 22.75 °C and annual

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is 300-800 millimeters.

Administrative divisions

Administratively, the governorate is divided into fourteen delegations (''

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''), thirteen

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, seven rural councils, and 102 sectors (''imadas''). The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses, are listed below: Tunisie_Gouvernorat_de_Bizerte

The following thirteen

are located in Bizerte Governorate:

Governors

A historical list of Governors of Bizerte Governorate since the

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in 1956: * Mohsen Nouira (1956-1959) * Mohamed Belamine (1959-1961) * Naceur Ben Jaafar (1961-1964) * Hédi Baccouche (1964-1967) * Mongi Kooli (1967-31 -December 1969) * Abdeljelil Mehiri (January-August 1970) * Abdesselem Ghedira (1970-1971) * Mezri Chekir (1971-1972) * Slim Aloulou (1972-1975) * Abdelmalek Laarif (1975-1980) * Tahar Berrejeb (1980-1981) * Rabah Dekhili (1981-1984) * Salem Mansouri (1984-1987) * Habib Sayhi (1987-1990) * Mohamed Rahmani (1990-2 July 1991) * Mohamed Ben Rejeb (2 July 1991-15 June 1993) * Mohamed Soudani (15 June 1993-1995) * Mohamed Ridha Mokrani (1995-1998) * Sadok Marzouk (1998-2000) * Mohamed Habib Brahem (2000-2004) * Mehdi Chabbah (2004-2005) * Salem Jribi (2005-2011) * Chokri Belhassen (2 February 2011) * Mohamed Hechmi Blouza (4 February 2011) * Mohamed Hefdhi Mrabet (15 February 2011-22 February 2012) * Nabil Nsiri (22 February-27 August 2012) * Abderrazak Ben Khelifa (27 August 2012-24 August 2013) * Ridha Lahouel (24 August 2013-14 February 2015) * Mnaouer Ouertani (14 February 2015-16 September 2016) * Mohamed Gouider (16 September 2016-12 August 2021) * Samir Abdellaoui (12 August 2021-8 September 2024) * Salem Ben Yacoub (since 8 September 2024)

References

Governorates of Tunisia {{Tunisia-geo-stub