Jendouba Governorate
جندوبة
Governorate
Map of Tunisia with Jendouba highlighted
Map of Tunisia with Jendouba highlighted
Subdivisions of Jendouba Governorate
Subdivisions of Jendouba Governorate
Coordinates: 36°30′N 8°47′E / 36.500°N 8.783°E / 36.500; 8.783
Country Tunisia
Created21 June 1956
CapitalJendouba
Government
 • GovernorSamir Kouka (since 2022)
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

Jendouba Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية جندوبة Wilāyat Jandūbah pronounced [ˌʒænˈduːbæ]; French: Gouvernorat de Jendouba) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is predominantly in the high hills of the Tell Atlas north-western Tunisia, bordering Algeria and the Mediterranean Sea. It covers an area of 3,102 km2 and has a population of 401,477 (2014 census).[1] The capital is Jendouba.

Administrative divisions

The governorate is divided into nine delegations (mutamadiyat), listed below with their populations at the 2004 and 2014 Censuses:[2]

DelegationArea
in km2		Population
2004 Census		Population
2014 Census
Aïn Draham48940,37235,400
Balta-Bou Aouane29742,22938,764
Bou Salem28636,06135,501
Fernana39152,69047,690
Ghardimaou50767,95564,170
Jendouba Sud25568,59772,337
Jendouba Nord29844,19540,779
Oued Meliz20019,01517,843
Tabarka37445,49448,993

The following eight municipalities are located in Jendouba Governorate:

CodeMunicipalityPopulation
(2014)[3]
2211Jendouba45,431
2212Bou Salem21,638
2213Tabarka19,770
2214Aïn Draham9,659
2215Fernana3,831
2216Beni M'Tir784
2217Ghardimaou19,495
2218Oued Melliz2,388

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Institut National de la Statistique Tunisie (web).
  3. ↑ Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2014 – Population, logements et ménages par commune et arrondissement [Census 2014 results – population, accommodation and households per municipality and delegation] (Report) (in French). National Institute of Statistics. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.


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