Monastir Governorate

المنستير Monastir
Basic data
Country	Tunisia
Capital	Monastir
surface	1024 km²
Residents	525,500 (2011)
density	513 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	TN-52

Coordinates: 35 ° 46 '  N , 10 ° 50'  E

The Monastir Governorate ( Arabic ولاية المنستير) is one of 24 governorates in Tunisia . It is located on the Mediterranean coast in the northeast of the country, has an area of ​​1,024 km² (the fourth smallest governorate in terms of area) and a population of 525,500. The capital is the city of the same name, Monastir .

geography

Monastir has a coastline of 35 kilometers to the Mediterranean Sea. It borders the Mahdia Governorate to the south and the Sousse Governorate to the north . Administratively, the governorate is divided into 13 delegations and 31 municipalities .

delegation	2004 residents
Béni hating	12,650
Bekalta	13,695
Ouerdanine	18,852
Sahline	21,799
Sayada - Lamta - Bou Hajar	22,947
Zéramdine	25,947
Bembla	27,382
Ksibet el-Médiouni	28,722
Téboulba	31,154
Ksar Hellal	39,991
Ever	55.272
Moknine	75,885
Monastir	81,294

economy

Most of the country is used by agriculture (approx. 86 percent of the total area); by far the most important crop is the olive . The second most important economic sector is the clothing industry with production mainly for the European Community , followed by tourism and fishing .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Institut National de la Statistique - Tunisie: Répartition de la population par governorat ( Memento of the original dated November 29, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Population figures  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Institut national de la statistique