Ariana Governorate


Ariana Governorate is one of the 24 governorates 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 and has a population of 668,552. The capital is Ariana.

Geography

The governorate borders the governorates of Tunis, Bizerte and Manouba.
The average temperature is 18.7 °C, and annual rainfall is 450 millimeters.

Administrative divisions

Administratively, the governorate is divided into seven delegations, six municipalities, four rural councils, and 42 sectors. The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses, are listed below:
DelegationPopulation in 2004Population in 2014
Ariana Medina
Ettadhamen
Kalaat el Andalous
Mnihla
Raoued
Sidi Thabet
Soukra

The following six municipalities are located in Ariana Governorate:

Politics

Governors