Béja Governorate
Béja Governorate 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 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, eight municipalities, eight rural councils, and 101 sectors. The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses, are listed below:| Delegation | Population in 2004 | Population in 2014 |
| Amdoun | ||
| Béja Nord | ||
| Béja Sud | ||
| Goubellat | ||
| Medjez El Bab | ||
| Nefza | ||
| Teboursouk | ||
| Testour | ||
| Tibar |
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
- Ahmed Bellalouna
- Taher Abdelkefi
- Mohsen Nouira
- Mohamed Triki
- Tahar Kacem
- Abderrazak Kéfi
- Romdhan Ben Mimoun
- Mohamed Hédi Bellakhoua
- Noureddine Fenniche
- Abderrazak Ladab
- Hédi Harbi
- Lamine El Kadri
- Chédli Neffati
- Moncef Ben Jedidia
- Hédi Ayeche
- Sadok Marzouk
- Hassen Alaya
- Mohamed Belghith
- Mohsen Senoussi
- Salem Jeribi
- Mohamed Ben Salem
- Kamel Someï
- Hatem Hamzaoui
- Baheddine Bakari
- Nasr Temimi
- Kamel Salmani
- Atef Boughattas
- Houcine Hamdi
- Slim Tissaoui
- Mohsen Moez Mili
- Ahmed Ben Kharrat