Bizerte Governorate
Bizerte Governorate is the northernmost of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. 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. It had a population of 607,388. The capital is Bizerte which stands principally on inlet between Bizerte lake and the Mediterranean. The offshore Galite Islands 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 Ariana, Béja, and Manouba.The average temperature is 22.75 °C and annual rainfall is 300-800 millimeters.
Administrative divisions
Administratively, the governorate is divided into fourteen delegations, thirteen municipalities, seven rural councils, and 102 sectors. The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses, are listed below:| Delegation | Area km2 | Population 2004 | Population 2014 |
| Bizerte Nord | 53.52 | ||
| Bizerte Sud | 398.75 | ||
| Djoumine | ... | ||
| El Alia | ... | ||
| Ghar El Melh | ... | ||
| Ghezala | ... | ||
| Mateur | ... | ||
| Menzel Bourguiba | ... | ||
| Menzel Jemil | ... | ||
| Ras Jabel | ... | ||
| Sejenane | ... | ||
| Tinja | ... | ||
| Utique | ... | ||
| Zarzouna | 7.12 |
The following thirteen municipalities are located in Bizerte Governorate:
Governors
A historical list of Governors of Bizerte Governorate since the independence in 1956:- Mohsen Nouira
- Mohamed Belamine
- Naceur Ben Jaafar
- Hédi Baccouche
- Mongi Kooli
- Abdeljelil Mehiri
- Abdesselem Ghedira
- Mezri Chekir
- Slim Aloulou
- Abdelmalek Laarif
- Tahar Berrejeb
- Rabah Dekhili
- Salem Mansouri
- Habib Sayhi
- Mohamed Rahmani
- Mohamed Ben Rejeb
- Mohamed Soudani
- Mohamed Ridha Mokrani
- Sadok Marzouk
- Mohamed Habib Brahem
- Mehdi Chabbah
- Salem Jribi
- Chokri Belhassen
- Mohamed Hechmi Blouza
- Mohamed Hefdhi Mrabet
- Nabil Nsiri
- Abderrazak Ben Khelifa
- Ridha Lahouel
- Mnaouer Ouertani
- Mohamed Gouider
- Samir Abdellaoui
- Salem Ben Yacoub