Béja Governorate

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.

Béja
باجة
Map of Tunisia with Béja highlighted
Subdivisions of Béja Governorate
Coordinates: 36°44′N 9°11′E
Country Tunisia
CreatedJune 1956
CapitalBéja
Government
  GovernorVacant
Area
  Total3,740 km2 (1,440 sq mi)
  RankRanked 14th of 24
Population
 (2014)
  Total303,032
  RankRanked 18th of 24
  Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
xx
ISO 3166 codeTN-31
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