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),Tunisia Governorates and sectors (imadats).Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne , 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. , in French Tunisia is divided into 6 regions.
KeyGovernorate Population(2024) Area(km2)DensityRegion 1 Ariana 668,552 482 1387.04 North East 2 Béja 311,417 3,740 83.27 North West 3 Ben Arous 722,828 761 949.84 North East 4 Bizerte 607,388 3,750 161.97 North East 5 Gabès 410,847 7,166 57.33 South East 6 Gafsa 388,776 7,807 49.80 South West 7 Jendouba 404,352 3,102 130.35 North West 8 Kairouan 600,803 6,712 89.51 Centre West 9 Kasserine 492,741 8,260 59.65 Centre West 10 Kebili 183,201 22,454 8.16 South West 11 Kef 237,686 4,965 47.87 North West 12 Mahdia 449,985 2,966 151.75 Centre East 13 Manouba 418,354 1,137 367.95 North East 14 Medenine 537,255 9,167 58.61 South East 15 Monastir 599,769 1,019 588.59 Centre East 16 Nabeul 863,172 2,788 309.60 North East 17 Sfax 1,047,468 7,545 138.83 Centre East 18 Sidi Bouzid 489,991 7,405 66.17 Centre West 19 Siliana 216,242 4,642 46.58 North West 20 Sousse 762,281 2,669 285.61 Centre East 21 Tataouine 162,654 38,889 4.18 South East 22 Tozeur 120,036 5,593 21.46 South West 23 Tunis 1,075,306 288 3,733.70 North East 24 Zaghouan 201,065 2,820 71.30 North East
See also Subdivisions of Tunisia Delegations of Tunisia Grand Tunis ISO 3166-2:TN
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