Governorates of Tunisia

Tunisia is divided into 24 governorates (wilayat, sing. wilayah). This term in Arabic can also be translated as province.

The governorates are divided into 264 delegations (mutamadiyat), and further subdivided into municipalities (baladiyat),^[1] and sectors (imadats).^[2] Tunisia is divided into 6 regions.^[3]

Key	Governorate	Population (2023)^[4]	Area (km²)^[5]	Density	Region
1	Ariana	674,025	482	1,195.20	North East
2	Béja	308,710	3,740	81.02	North West
3	Ben Arous	721,956	761	830.28	North East
4	Bizerte	600,012	3,750	151.53	North East
5	Gabès	407,078	7,166	52.23	South East
6	Gafsa	355,341	7,807	43.21	South West
7	Jendouba	405,167	3,102	129.43	North West
8	Kairouan	601,915	6,712	85.01	Centre West
9	Kasserine	465,832	8,260	53.18	Centre West
10	Kebili	171,478	22,454	6.99	South West
11	Kef	247,741	4,965	48.97	North West
12	Mahdia	448,273	2,966	138.51	Centre East
13	Manouba	426,525	1,137	333.79	North East
14	Medenine	522,294	9,167	52.31	South East
15	Monastir	611,118	1,019	538.59	Centre East
16	Nabeul	873,824	2,788	282.61	North East
17	Sfax	1,028,364	7,545	126.63	Centre East
18	Sidi Bouzid	459,891	7,405	58.06	Centre West
19	Siliana	229,153	4,642	48.06	North West
20	Sousse	753,670	2,669	252.89	Centre East
21	Tataouine	152,069	38,889	3.84	South East
22	Tozeur	116,316	5,593	22.87	South West
23	Tunis	1,078,412	288	3,052.74	North East
24	Zaghouan	191,066	2,820	63.93	North East

References

^ Tunisia Governorates
^ Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne Archived 6 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine, while the governorates and their sub-divisions have no civil personalities, they are an extension of the ministry, it is not the case for municipalities , which are form of decentralization and not deconcentration like the governorates. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), in French
^ "Fig. 1. Tunisia map according to region". ResearchGate. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
^ "2023 Tunisian census data". Retrieved 19 April 2025.
^ "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.

[1] Tunisia Governorates

[2] Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne Archived 6 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine, while the governorates and their sub-divisions have no civil personalities, they are an extension of the ministry, it is not the case for municipalities , which are form of decentralization and not deconcentration like the governorates. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), in French

[3] "Fig. 1. Tunisia map according to region". ResearchGate. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

[census-4] "2023 Tunisian census data". Retrieved 19 April 2025.

[area-5] "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.

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v t e Governorates and regions of Tunisia
Governorates	Ariana Béja Ben Arous Bizerte Gabès Gafsa Jendouba Kairouan Kasserine Kebili Kef Mahdia Manouba Medenine Monastir Nabeul Sfax Sidi Bouzid Siliana Sousse Tataouine Tozeur Tunis Zaghouan
Regions	North West North East Central West Central East South West South East
WikiProject Tunisia

See also

References