Bizerte Governorate ( ar, ولاية بنزرت ' ) is the northernmost of the 24

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. 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 Lake Ichkeul ( ar, بحيرة اشكل) is a lake in northern Tunisia, located 20 kilometres (12 miles) to Bizerte, the northernmost city in Africa on the Mediterranean Sea. The lake and wetlands of Ichkeul National Park are an important stoppin ...

. Its population was 568,219 as at the 2014 census. The capital is

Bizerte Bizerte or Bizerta ( ar, بنزرت, translit=Binzart , it, Biserta, french: link=no, Bizérte) the classical Hippo, is a city of Bizerte Governorate in Tunisia. It is the northernmost city in Africa, located 65 km (40mil) north of the cap ...

which stands principally on inlet between Bizerte lake and the Mediterranean. The offshore

Galite Islands The Galite Islands (Tunisian Arabic: جالطة ''Jalita'', French: ''La Galite'', Italian: ''Isola della Caletta'') are a rocky group of islands of volcanic origin that belong to Bizerte Governorate, northern Tunisia. They are located northwes ...

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

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Béja Béja ( ar, باجة ') is a city in Tunisia. It is the capital of the Béja Governorate. It is located from Tunis, between the Medjerdah River and the Mediterranean, against the foothills of the Khroumire, the town of Béja is situated on the ...

, and

Manouba Manouba ( ar, منوبة ') is a city in north-eastern Tunisia, and is part the metropolitan area of Tunis, also called "Grand Tunis". It is located at the west of Tunis city center at around . It is the capital city of Manouba Governorate. Mano ...

. 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 ('' mutamadiyat''), 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:

References

Governorates of Tunisia {{Tunisia-geo-stub