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) |
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Ariana أريانة | Ariana | 510,500 | 482 |
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Be yes باجة | Be yes | 307,300 | 3,740 |
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Ben Arous بن عروس | Ben Arous | 588,700 | 761 |
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Bizerta بنزرت | Bizerta | 551,500 | 3,750 |
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There was قابس | There was | 366.100 | 7.166 |
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Gafsa قفصة | Gafsa | 341,600 | 7,807 |
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Jendouba جندوبة | Jendouba | 426,000 | 3,100 |
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Kairouan القيروان | Kairouan | 564,900 | 6.712 |
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Kasserine القصرين | Kasserine | 437.200 | 8,260 |
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Kebili قبلي | Kebili | 152,200 | 22,454 |
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Kef الكاف | El Kef | 258.100 | 5,081 |
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Mahdia المهدية | Mahdia | 400,400 | 2,878 |
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Manouba منوبة | Manouba | 375,300 | 1,137 |
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Medenine مدنين | Medenine | 460,000 | 9,167 |
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Monastir المنستير | Monastir | 525,500 | 1,024 |
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Nabeul نابل | Nabeul | 762,600 | 2,840 |
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Sfax صفاقس | Sfax | 944,500 | 7,545 |
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Sidi Bouzid سيدي بوزيد | Sidi Bouzid | 415,900 | 7,400 |
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Siliana سليانة | Siliana | 235,300 | 4,642 |
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Sousse سوسة | Sousse | 622.100 | 2,669 |
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Tataouine تطاوين | Tataouine | 148,000 | 38,889 |
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Tozeur توزر | Tozeur | 104,800 | 5,593 |
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Tunis تونس | Tunis | 1,002,900 | 288 |
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Zaghouan زغوان | Zaghouan | 172,300 | 2,820 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne (French)
- ^ Institut National de la Statistique - Tunisie: Répartition de la population par gouvernorat ( Memento of November 29, 2006 in the Internet Archive )