Ariana Governorate

Ariana
أريانة
Governorate

Map of Tunisia with Ariana highlighted
Coordinates: 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°E / 36.86250; 10.19556Coordinates: 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°E / 36.86250; 10.19556
Country Tunisia
Created March 1, 1983[1]
Capital Aryanah
Government
 • Governor Mahdi Zaoui
Area
 • Total 482 km2 (186 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 23rd of 24
Population (2014)
 • Total 576,088
 • Rank Ranked 9th of 24
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix xx
ISO 3166 code TN-12

Ariana Governorate (Arabic: ولاية أريانة‎ Wilāyat Aryānah pronounced [ærˈjæːnæ]) is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is in northern Tunisia, approximately triangular, having as one of its sides part of the Gulf of Tunis, it covers an area of 482 km²[1] and has a population of 576,088 (2014 census).[2] The capital is Aryanah.

Geography

The governorate borders the governorates of Tunis and Bizerte.

The average temperature is 18.7 °C, and annual rainfall is 450 millimeters.[1]

Administrative divisions

Administrative divisions Ariana

Administratively, the governorate is divided into seven delegations (mutamadiyat), six municipalities, four rural councils, and 42 sectors (imadas).[1] The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses,[2] are listed below:

Delegation Population in 2004 Population in 2014
Ariana Medina97,687114,486
Ettadhamen78,31184,312
Kalaat el Andalous23,04526,796
Mnihla53,75289,884
Raoued60,896106,414
Sidi Thabet19,40424,503
Soukra89,151129,693

The following six municipalities are located in Ariana Governorate: | 1211 | Ariana | 114,486 |- | 1212 | La Soukra | 129,693 |- | 1213 | Raoued | 94,961 |- | 1214 | Kalâat el-Andalous | 18,211 |- | 1215 | Sidi Thabet | 11,351 |- | 1216 | Ettadhamen-Mnihla | 142,953

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.
  2. 1 2 "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
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