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Tunisia is divided into 24
governorates.
The governorates are divided into 264 "
delegations" or "districts" (
mutamadiyat), and further subdivided into
municipalities (
shaykhats)
[1] and sectors (imadats).
[2]
Districts
As decided in Decree 589 of 21 September 2023, 5 administrative districts have been instituted:
[3]
[4]
- District 1: Bizerte, Beja, Jendouba and Kef Governorates.
- District 2: Tunis, Ariana, Ben Arous, Zaghouan, Manouba and Nabeul Governorates.
- District 3: Siliana, Sousse, Kasserine, Kairouan, Monastir and Mahdia Governorates.
- District 4: Tozeur, Sidi Bouzid, Sfax and Gafsa Governorates.
- District 5: gouvernorats de Tataouine, Gabès, Kébili and Médenine Governorates.
Governorates
Key
|
Governorate
|
Population of Governorate (2014)
[5]
|
Area of Governorate (km2)
[6]
|
Density of Governorate
|
1
|
Ariana
[7]
-
Ariana Medina
-
Ettadhamen
-
Kalaat El Andalous
-
Mnihla
-
Raoued
-
Sidi Thabet
-
Soukra
|
576,088
|
482
|
1,195.20
|
2
|
Béja
[8]
-
Amdoun
-
Beja North
-
Beja South
-
Goubellat
-
Mejez El Bab
-
Nefza
-
Teboursouk
-
Testour
-
Thibar
|
303,032
|
3,740
|
81.02
|
3
|
Ben Arous
[9]
-
Ben Arous
-
Boumhel
-
El Mourouj
-
Ezzahra
-
Fouchana
-
Hammam Chott
-
Hammam-Lif
-
M'Hamdia
-
Medina Jedida
-
Mégrine
-
Mornag
-
Rades
|
631,842
|
761
|
830.28
|
4
|
Bizerte
[10]
-
Bizerte North
-
Bizerte South
-
Djoumime
-
El Alia
-
Ghar El Melh
-
Ghezala
-
Mateur
-
Menzel Bourguiba
-
Menzel Jemil
-
Ras Jebel
-
Sejenane
-
Tinja
-
Utique
-
Zarzouna
|
568,219
|
3,750
|
151.53
|
5
|
Gabès
[11]
-
Gabes Medina
-
Gabes West
-
Gabes South
- Ghannouch
-
Hamma
-
Mareth
-
Matmata
-
New Matmata
-
Menzel Habib
-
Metouia
|
374,300
|
7,166
|
52.23
|
6
|
Gafsa
[12]
- Belkhir
- Gafsa North
- Gafsa South
- Guetar
- Ksar
- Mdhilla
- Metlaoui
- Oum Larais
- Redeyef
- Sened
- Sidi Aich
|
337,331
|
7,807
|
43.21
|
7
|
Jendouba
[13]
-
Aïn Draham
- Balta
- Bousalem
- Fernana
- Ghardimaou
- Jendouba
- Jendouba Nord
- Oued Mliz
-
Tabarka
|
401,477
|
3,102
|
129.43
|
8
|
Kairouan
[14]
- Alaa
- Bouhajla
- Chebika
- Chrarda
- Haffouz
- Hajeb El Ayoun
- Kairouan North
- Kairouan South
- Nasrallah
- Oueslatia
- Sbikha
|
570,559
|
6,712
|
85.01
|
9
|
Kasserine
[15]
- Ayoun
- Ezzouhour
- Feriana
- Foussana
- Hassi El Ferid
- Hidra
- Jedeliane
- Kasserine North
- Kasserine South
- Majel Belabbes
-
Sbeitla
- Sbiba
- Thala
|
439,243
|
8,260
|
53.18
|
10
|
Kebili
[16]
- Douz North
- Douz South
-
Faouar
- Kebili North
- Kebili South
-
Souk El Ahed
|
156,961
|
22,454
|
6.99
|
11
|
Kef
[17]
- Dahmani
- Es Sers
- Jerissa
- Kalaa Khasbat
- Kalaat Senane
- Kef East
- Kef West
- Ksour
- Nebeur
- Sakiet Sidi Youssef
- Tajerouine
|
243,156
|
4,965
|
48.97
|
12
|
Mahdia
[18]
- Boumerdes
- Chebba
- Chorbane
-
El Djem
- Hbira
- Ksour Essef
- Mahdia
- Melloulech
- Ouled Chamekh
- Sidi Alouane
- Souassi
|
410,812
|
2,966
|
138.51
|
13
|
Manouba
[19]
- Borj El Amri
- Douar Hicher
- El Battan
- Jedaida
- Manouba
- Mornaguia
- Oued Ellil
- Tebourba
|
379,518
|
1,137
|
333.79
|
14
|
Medenine
[20]
- Ben Guerdane
- Beni Khedache
- Djerba Ajim
- Djerba Midoun
-
Djerba Houmt Souk
- Medenine North
- Medenine South
- Sidi Makhlouf
-
Zarzis
|
479,520
|
9,167
|
52.31
|
15
|
Monastir
[21]
- Bekalta
- Bembla
- Beni Hassen
- Jammel
- Ksar Hellal
- Ksibet El Mediouni
- Moknine
- Monastir
- Ouerdanine
- Sahline
- Sayada-Lamta-Bou Hjar
- Teboulba
- Zeramdine
|
548,828
|
1,019
|
538.59
|
16
|
Nabeul
[22]
- Beni Khalled
- Beni Khiar
- Bou Argoub
- Dar Chaabane El Fehri
- El Mida
- Grombalia
- Hammam Ghezaz
-
Hammamet
- Haouaria
-
Kelibia
- Korba
- Menzel Bouzelfa
- Menzel Temime
- Nabeul
- Soliman
- Takelsa
|
787,920
|
2,788
|
282.61
|
17
|
Sfax
[23]
- Agareb
- Bir Ali Ben Khelifa
- El Amra
- El Ghraiba
- Hencha
- Jebeniana
-
Kerkennah
- Mahres
- Menzel Chaker
- Sakiet Eddaier
- Sakiet Ezzit
- Sfax Medina
- Sfax West
- Sfax South
- Skhira
- Thyna
|
955,421
|
7,545
|
126.63
|
18
|
Sidi Bouzid
[24]
- Bir El Hfay
- Jelma
- Mazzouna
- Meknassi
- Menzel Bouzaiene
- Ouled Haffouz
- Regueb
- Sabalat Ouled Asker
- Sidi Ali Ben Aoun
- Sidi Bouzid East
- Sidi Bouzid West
- Souk Jedid
|
429,912
|
7,405
|
58.06
|
19
|
Siliana
[25]
- Bargou
- Bouarada
- El Aroussa
- El Krib
- Gaafour
- Kesra
- Makthar
- Rouhia
- Sidi Bourouis
- Siliana North
- Siliana South
|
223,087
|
4,642
|
48.06
|
20
|
Sousse
[26]
- Akouda
- Bouficha
- Enfidha
- Hammam Sousse
- Hergla
- Kalaa Kebira
- Kalaa Sghira
- Kondar
- M'Saken
- Sidi Bou Ali
- Sidi El Heni
- Sousse Jaouhara
- Sousse Medina
- Sousse Riadh
- Sousse Sidi Abdelhamid
- Zaouia Ksiba Thrayat
|
674,971
|
2,669
|
252.89
|
21
|
Tataouine
[27]
- Bir Lahmar
- Dhiba
-
Ghomrassen
- Remada
- Samar
- Tataouine North
- Tataouine South
|
149,453
|
38,889
|
3.84
|
22
|
Tozeur
[28]
- Degueche
- Hazoua
-
Nefta
- Tamaghza
- Tozeur
|
107,912
|
5,593
|
22.87
|
23
|
Tunis
[29]
- Bab Bhar
- Bab Souika
-
Bardo
- Bouhaira
-
Carthage
- El Khadra
- El Menzah
- El Ouardia
- El Tahrir
- Ezzouhour
- Hrairia
- Jebel Jelloud
- Kabaria
-
La Goulette
-
La Marsa
-
Le Kram
- Medina
- Omrane
- Omrane Superieur
- Sidi El Bechir
- Sidi Hassine
- Sijoumi
|
1,056,247
|
288
|
3,052.74
|
24
|
Zaghouan
[30]
- Bir Mchergua
- Fahs
- Nadhour
- Saouaf
- Zaghouan
- Zriba
|
176,945
|
2,820
|
63.93
|
References
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Tunisia Governorates
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Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
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"Tunisia-Tunisia is now made up of five districts". Tunisia News (in French). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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"Nouveau découpage territorial". RadioMosaiqueFM (in French). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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"2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from
the original on 2015-05-18.
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^
"tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from
the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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"Gouvernorat de l'Ariana" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne
Archived 2009-02-17 at the
Wayback Machine, in French
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^
"Gouvernorat de Béja" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne
Archived 2009-02-17 at the
Wayback Machine, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Ben Arous" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Bizerte" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne
Archived 2009-02-17 at the
Wayback Machine, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Gabès" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Gafsa" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Jendouba" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Kairouan" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Kasserine" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Kébili" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French, note the division of Douz is not shown on the map
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"Gouvernorat du Kef" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Mahdia" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Manouba" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Médenine" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Monastir" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Nabeul" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Sfax" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne
Archived 2009-02-17 at the
Wayback Machine, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Sidi Bouzid" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne
Archived 2009-02-17 at the
Wayback Machine, in French
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"Gouvernorat de Siliana" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne
Archived 2009-02-17 at the
Wayback Machine, in French
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^
"Gouvernorat de Sousse" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne
Archived 2009-02-17 at the
Wayback Machine, in French
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^
"Gouvernorat de Tataouine" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne
Archived 2009-02-17 at the
Wayback Machine, in French
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^
"Gouvernorat de Tozeur" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne
Archived 2009-02-17 at the
Wayback Machine, in French
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^
"Gouvernorat de Tunis" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne
Archived 2009-02-17 at the
Wayback Machine, in French
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^
"Gouvernorat de Zaghouan" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
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