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Bekalta
Monastirvillage
Total population
17,850
Demographic figures from INS Tunisia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Bekalta, is a Tunisian coastal town, around 30 km. south of Monastir and around 14 km. northeast of Mahdia. The main activities of the local population are agriculture and fishing. It gives its name to the Baklouti pepper. As of 2014 it had a total population of 17850 people.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves56
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811 · Aves24
- Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves21
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves20
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820 · Aves15
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei (Brème, 1839) · Aves15
- Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis (Temminck, 1820) · Aves14
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves13
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2023-03-2514 km SW of Sidi el Hani, Tunisia
- M 4.4 — 2013-10-213 km ESE of Bekalta, Tunisia
- M 4.4 — 2013-10-186 km ENE of Seïada, Tunisia
- M 4.1 — 2013-03-2567 km NE of Bekalta, Tunisia
- M 3.6 — 2007-09-2647 km NE of Bekalta, Tunisia
- M 4.2 — 2006-07-13Tunisia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Monastir
- Giglio Porto465.7 mi away · pop. 608
- Giglio Campese466.3 mi away · pop. 187
- Giglio Castello466.4 mi away · pop. 557
- Giannella471.2 mi away · pop. 160
- Orbetello471.4 mi away · pop. 14,878
- Manciano482.4 mi away · pop. 6,871
- Magliano in Toscana482.7 mi away · pop. 3,719
- Montemerano484.7 mi away
- Alberese487.3 mi away · pop. 368
- Principina a Mare489.2 mi away
- Marina di Grosseto490.6 mi away
- Capoliveri493.5 mi away · pop. 3,105
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)