The delegation of Bir Ali bin Khalifa belongs to the governorate of Sfax, created in 1956. It has an area of 1176 km² and a population of 50,000 inhabitants.
Bir Ali Ben Khalifa is located west of Sfax, 60 km from the city center. It is bordered to the east by the delegation of Aqrab, to the west by the mandate of Sidi Bouzid, to the north by the delegation of Menzel Chaker, and to the south by the delegations of Sakhira and Ghariba.
The total area of the Bir Ali bin Khalifa delegation is 1176 km2, with 50 thousand people, according to 2004 statistics. The ratio of population in the municipal center was estimated at 9%, while the percentage of the population in the municipal center exceeds 95%.
The climate in the delegation of Bir Ali bin Khalifa is considered moderate, where the temperature in winter varies between 10 and 20 degrees, and in summer it varies between 20 and 40. As for precipitation, it does not exceed an annual average of 200 mm, because they are considered rather weak.