Coordinates: 33°8′20″N 11°13′0″E / 33.13889°N 11.21667°E / 33.13889; 11.21667

Ben Gardane Delegation

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Ben Gardane Delegation
معتمدية بنقردان
Ben Gardane Delegation is located in Tunisia
Ben Gardane Delegation
Ben Gardane Delegation
Location in Tunisia
Coordinates: 33°8′20″N 11°13′0″E / 33.13889°N 11.21667°E / 33.13889; 11.21667
CountryTunisia
CreatedJune 21, 1956[1]
CapitalBen Gardane City
Area
 • Total4,732 km2 (1,827 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total79,912
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal prefix
4160

Ben Gardane Delegation (معتمدية بنقردان, Mutamadiyat Bin Guirdan; French: Ben Gardane délégation) is a delegation (county) of the Medenine Governorate in Southeastern Tunisia. As of 2014 census it had a population of 79,912, close to the border with Libya. It is located at around 33°8′20″N 11°13′0″E / 33.13889°N 11.21667°E / 33.13889; 11.21667.

There has one town (municipality) in the Ben Gardane Delegation, Ben Gardane city.

Geography

The Delegation encompasses the south-easternmost coastal strip, totalling 4732 km² and had a population of 79,912 at the 2014 census.[1][2] The capital is Ben Gardane city.

Administrative divisions

The Delegation is divided into twelve imadas (with their populations at the 2014 Census):

Imadat Population (2014) area
Ben Gardane Nord 6,708 8 km²
Ben Gardane Sud 7,160 7 km²
Essayah 8,312 170 km²
Jamila 6,173 155 km²
El Moamarat 7,038 482 km²
El Amria 9,970 1600 km²
Ettabaï 6,886 1078 km²
Jallel 11,739 98 km²
Ouersnia 8,421 137 km²
Chareb Errajel 4,108 135 km²
Neffatia 996 375 km²
Chahbania 2,401 487 km²
Total 79,912 4732,0 km²

References

  1. ^ a b (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on February 17, 2009.
  2. ^ (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived October 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine