Jendouba Governorate ( ' ) is one of the twenty-four
governorates of Tunisia
Tunisia is divided into 24 governorate, governorates (''wilayat'', sing. ''wilayah''). This term in Arabic can also be translated as province or federated state (though the latter does not apply, as Tunisia is a unitary state).
The governorate ...
. It is predominantly in the high hills of the
Tell Atlas
The Tell Atlas ( ar, الاطلس التلي, Latn, ar, al-ʾaṭlas al-tlī) is a mountain chain over in length, belonging to the Atlas mountain ranges in North Africa, stretching mainly across northern Algeria, with ends in both north-easter ...
north-western
Tunisia
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, bordering
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and the Mediterranean Sea. It covers an area of 3,102 km
2 and has a population of 401,477 (2014 census). The capital is
Jendouba
Jendouba ( ar, جندوبة ; Formerly known as Souk El Arba until 30 April 1966) is a city in northwestern Tunisia, and capital of the Jendouba Governorate. It is an important crossroads with many road links to other towns such as El Kef, Taba ...
.
Administrative divisions
The governorate is divided into nine ''delegations'' (''
mutamadiyat
The delegations of Tunisia (''mutamadiyah'', plural ''mutamadiyat'') are the second level administrative divisions of Tunisia between the governorates and the sectors (''imadats''). there were 24 governorates which were divided into 264 delega ...
''), listed below with their populations at the 2004 and 2014 Censuses:
[Institut National de la Statistique Tunisie (web).]
The following eight
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
are located in Jendouba Governorate:
Notable people
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Boubaker Ayadi
Boubaker Ayadi ( ar, أبوبكر العيادي), also spelled Aboub-baker Al-Ayadi (born March 6, 1949, in Jendouba) is a Tunisian author.
Boubaker has lived in Paris since 1988 and has published several books in Arabic and French.
Biography
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(March 6, 1949) is an author, professor and journalist.
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Salah Mejri
Salah Mejri ( ar, صالح الماجري; born June 15, 1986) is a Tunisian professional basketball player for Beirut Club. He also represents the senior Tunisian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he plays at the center p ...
References
External links
Ain Kroumir - Regional Website of Northwest Tunisia
Governorates of Tunisia
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