Jendouba Governorate

Jendouba Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية جندوبة, romanized: Wilāyat Jandūbah, pronounced [ʒænˈduːbæ]; French: Gouvernorat de Jendouba), known before 1966 as Souk El Arba Governorate, is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is predominantly in the high hills of the Tell Atlas in north-western Tunisia, bordering Algeria and the Mediterranean Sea. It covers an area of 3,102 km (1,198 sq mi) and has a population of 401,477 (2014 census). The capital is Jendouba. The economy of the Jendouba governorate is primarily based on cereal farming, livestock, market gardening, and tree cultivation. The agricultural land area covers 286,200 hectares, representing 92% of the governorate's total area and nearly 3.4% of the country's agricultural area. Forests cover 118,470 hectares.

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