North East Tunisia (Arabic: الشمال الشرقي التونسي) is one of the six geographic and economic regions of Tunisia. It consists of seven governorates: Bizerte, Tunis, Aryanah, Menouba, Ben Arous, Zaghouan and Nabeul. At the 2014 Census, the region had a population of 4,176,779. Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) That makes it the most populated region of the country and it has the highest density with 347 people per square kilometer.
Geography
The North East region is located in the extreme north of the country and Africa, Measuring an area of 12,032 km square most of its landscape are Flat Rich of agriculture activities, bounded to the west by the North West region Governorate of Béja, to the north and east by the Mediterranean Sea, and in the south with the Central East region. The region has a coastline length of nearly 227 km.
There are four national parks in the North East, three of them are entirely in the region and one is partially in it: Boukornine National Park is between the Nabeul Governorate and Ben Arous Governorate, Ichkeul National Park in the Bizerte Governorate, Jebel Chitana-Cap Négro National Park between Bizerte Governorate and Béja Governorate and finally Zembra National Park which is an archipelago of Zembra island and Zembretta island in Nabeul Governorate.
Demographics
With 4,176,779 people, the North East is the most populated region in the country. The most populated governorates of the North East are: Governorate Area kilometer square Population (2014) Population density Largest town/city Tunis 346 km2 1.056.247 3,100/km2 Tunis (638,845) Nabeul 2,788 km2 787,920 280/km2 Hammamet (97,579) Ben Arous 761 km2 631,842 800/km2 Mohamedia-Fouchana (106,167) Ariana 482 km2 576,088 1,200/km2 Ettadhamen-Mnihla (196,298) Bizerte 3,750 km2 568,219 150/km2 Bizerte (142,966) Menouba 1,137 km2 379,518 330/km2 Douar Hicher (82,532) Zaghouan 2,768 km2 176,945 64/km2 El Fahs (23,556)
Cities and towns
There are several cities and towns with populations that exceed 100,000. These are the 10 most populated cities:
City Population (2014) Population density Tunis 638,845 3,004 hab./km2 Ettadhamen-Mnihla 196,298 8,200 hab./km2 Bizerte 142,966 3,363 hab./km2 La Soukra 129,693 No data Aryanah 114,486 636 hab./km2 Mohamedia-Fouchana 106,167 No data El Mourouj 104,538 4,864 hab./km2 Hammamet 97,579 2,700 hab./km2 Raoued 94,691 No data Douar Hicher 82,532 No data
Transportation
The region is linked through many networks of roads. National roads are the most used ones despite been Risky in winter. They pass many rivers and water dams and are often narrow with only two-way. Many national roads may be blocked due to flooding. Highways are considered to be the best choice of travelling, starting in Bizerte with A4 motorway reaching Tunis then stretching through A1 motorway passing Ben Arous, Zaghouan and Hammamet to finally get to Nabeul.
There is also a train connecting Bizerte to Tunis then stretched from Tunis to Hammamet but the trains are old and slow with a travel speed of about 65 km/h.
The Tunis–Carthage International Airport is the most important and busiest Tunisian airport. It is connected to other Tunisian airports through Tunisair Express.
There is also Métro léger de Tunis light metro rail in Tunis that covers the Grand Tunis area with a 43 kilometers of line and 67 stations. It has a capacity to carry more than 600,000 persons a day.
Tourism
Health care
Medias
Sports
See also Grand Tunis List of development projects in Tunisia
References
External links North-East Tunisia Details