Subdivisions of Tunisia
Tunisia is divided into 24 Wilayah (province) governorates.
The governorates are divided into 264 Mutamadiyat (delegations), and further subdivided into 350 Baladiyah (municipalities)[1] and 2073 Imadats (sectors).[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] | 576,088 | 482 | 1,195.20 |
2 | Béja[8] | 303,032 | 3,740 | 81.02 |
3 | Ben Arous[9] | 631,842 | 761 | 830.28 |
4 | Bizerte[10] | 568,219 | 3,750 | 151.53 |
5 | Gabès[11] | 374,300 | 7,166 | 52.23 |
6 | Gafsa[12]
|
337,331 | 7,807 | 43.21 |
7 | Jendouba[13]
|
401,477 | 3,102 | 129.43 |
8 | Kairouan[14]
|
570,559 | 6,712 | 85.01 |
9 | Kasserine[15]
|
439,243 | 8,260 | 53.18 |
10 | Kebili[16]
|
156,961 | 22,454 | 6.99 |
11 | Kef[17]
|
243,156 | 4,965 | 48.97 |
12 | Mahdia[18]
|
410,812 | 2,966 | 138.51 |
13 | Manouba[19]
|
379,518 | 1,137 | 333.79 |
14 | Medenine [20]
|
479,520 | 9,167 | 52.31 |
15 | Monastir[21]
|
548,828 | 1,019 | 538.59 |
16 | Nabeul[22] | 787,920 | 2,788 | 282.61 |
17 | Sfax[23]
|
955,421 | 7,545 | 126.63 |
18 | Sidi Bouzid[24]
|
429,912 | 7,405 | 58.06 |
19 | Siliana[25]
|
223,087 | 4,642 | 48.06 |
20 | Sousse[26]
|
674,971 | 2,669 | 252.89 |
21 | Tataouine[27]
|
149,453 | 38,889 | 3.84 |
22 | Tozeur[28]
|
107,912 | 5,593 | 22.87 |
23 | Tunis[29]
|
1,056,247 | 288 | 3,052.74 |
24 | Zaghouan[30]
|
176,945 | 2,820 | 63.93 |
References
- ^ Tunisia Governorates
- ^ Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
- ^ "Tunisia-Tunisia is now made up of five districts". Tunisia News (in French). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Nouveau découpage territorial". RadioMosaiqueFM (in French). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
- ^ "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ "Gouvernorat de l'Ariana" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Béja" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Ben Arous" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Bizerte" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Gabès" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Gafsa" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Jendouba" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Kairouan" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Kasserine" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Kébili" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French, note the division of Douz is not shown on the map
- ^ "Gouvernorat du Kef" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Mahdia" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Manouba" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Médenine" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Monastir" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Nabeul" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Sfax" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Sidi Bouzid" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Siliana" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Sousse" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Tataouine" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Tozeur" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Tunis" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, in French
- ^ "Gouvernorat de Zaghouan" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne, in French