List of governorates of Tunisia

As a governorate ( Arabic ولاية, DMG Wilāya  'Province / Gouvernement') is an administrative-territorial administrative unit in Tunisia . There are currently 24 governorates , which in turn are divided into 264 delegations ( Arabic معتمدية, DMG Muʿtamadiyya  'administrative district') and in numerous municipalities ( Arabic شياخة, DMG Šiyāḫa  'Office of a Sheikh'). The smallest administrative unit in Tunisia is formed by 2073 sectors ( Imadas , Arabic عمادة, DMG ʿImāda  'Office of a Mayor').

In Tunisia, the name Wilāya is reproduced in French texts as "le gouvernorat", which corresponds to the German government .

The existing 24 governorates are:

location	Governorate	Capital	Population (2011)	Area (km²)
	Ariana أريانة	Ariana	510,500	482
	Be yes باجة	Be yes	307,300	3,740
	Ben Arous بن عروس	Ben Arous	588,700	761
	Bizerta بنزرت	Bizerta	551,500	3,750
	There was قابس	There was	366.100	7.166
	Gafsa قفصة	Gafsa	341,600	7,807
	Jendouba جندوبة	Jendouba	426,000	3,100
	Kairouan القيروان	Kairouan	564,900	6.712
	Kasserine القصرين	Kasserine	437.200	8,260
	Kebili قبلي	Kebili	152,200	22,454
	Kef الكاف	El Kef	258.100	5,081
	Mahdia المهدية	Mahdia	400,400	2,878
	Manouba منوبة	Manouba	375,300	1,137
	Medenine مدنين	Medenine	460,000	9,167
	Monastir المنستير	Monastir	525,500	1,024
	Nabeul نابل	Nabeul	762,600	2,840
	Sfax صفاقس	Sfax	944,500	7,545
	Sidi Bouzid سيدي بوزيد	Sidi Bouzid	415,900	7,400
	Siliana سليانة	Siliana	235,300	4,642
	Sousse سوسة	Sousse	622.100	2,669
	Tataouine تطاوين	Tataouine	148,000	38,889
	Tozeur توزر	Tozeur	104,800	5,593
	Tunis تونس	Tunis	1,002,900	288
	Zaghouan زغوان	Zaghouan	172,300	2,820

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne (French)
2. ^ Institut National de la Statistique - Tunisie: Répartition de la population par gouvernorat ( Memento of November 29, 2006 in the Internet Archive )