Béja Governorate

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Béja باجة
Governorate
Map of Tunisia with Béja highlighted
Subdivisions of Béja Governorate
Coordinates: 36°44′N 9°11′E / 36.733°N 9.183°E / 36.733; 9.183
Country	Tunisia
Created	June 1956
Capital	Béja
Government
• Governor	Ahmed Ben Kharrat (since 2024)
Area
• Total	3,740 km2 (1,440 sq mi)
• Rank	Ranked 14th of 24
Population  (2014)
• Total	303,032
• Rank	Ranked 18th of 24
• Density	81.0/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix	xx
ISO 3166 code	TN-31

Béja Governorate (Arabic: ولاية باجة Wilāyat Bājah pronounced [ˈbæːʒæ]; French: Gouvernorat de Béja) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in northern Tunisia and has a brief coastline relative to its size. It covers an area of 3,740 km² and had a population of 303,032 as of the 2014 census. The capital is Béja and it spans the moderately high Tell Atlas hills and part of the plain between the Tell Atlas and the Dorsal Atlas further south.

Geography

The governorate is 105 kilometres (65 mi) from the capital and surrounded by the governorates of Bizerte, Zaghouan, Manouba, Siliana, and Jendouba.

The average temperature is 18 °C and annual rainfall is 350-1000 millimeters.

Administrative divisions

Administratively, the governorate is divided into nine delegations (mutamadiyat), eight municipalities, eight rural councils, and 101 sectors (imadas). The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses, are listed below:

The following eight municipalities are located in Béja Governorate:

Governors

A historical list of Governors of Beja Governorate since the independence in 1956:

• Béchir Bellagha (1956–1957)
• Ahmed Bellalouna (1957–1959)
• Taher Abdelkefi (1959–1961)
• Mohsen Nouira (1961–1964)
• Mohamed Triki (1964–1966)
• Tahar Kacem (1966-31 December 1968)
• Abderrazak Kéfi (January–September 1969)
• Romdhan Ben Mimoun (1969–1971)
• Mohamed Hédi Bellakhoua (1971–1973)
• Noureddine Fenniche (1973–1977)
• Abderrazak Ladab (1977–1980)
• Hédi Harbi (May–December 1980)
• Lamine El Kadri (1980–1984)
• Chédli Neffati (1984–1987)
• Moncef Ben Jedidia (1987–1990)
• Hédi Ayeche (1990–1993)
• Sadok Marzouk (1993–1998)
• Hassen Alaya (1998–1999)
• Mohamed Belghith (1999–2000)
• Mohsen Senoussi (2000–2001)
• Salem Jeribi (2001–2005)
• Mohamed Ben Salem (2005–2007)
• Kamel Someï (2007–2011)
• Hatem Hamzaoui (2 February 2011)
• Baheddine Bakari (19 February 2011 – 22 February 2012)
• Nasr Temimi (22 February 2012 – 28 February 2014)
• Kamel Salmani (28 February 2014-22 August 2015)
• Atef Boughattas (22 August 2015-7 September 2015)
• Houcine Hamdi (7 September 2015-29 October 2017)
• Slim Tissaoui (29 October 2017-27 December 2019)
• Mohsen Moez Mili (27 December 2019-30 August 2022)
• Ahmed Ben Kharrat (since 8 September 2024)

References