Ariana Governorate

Ariana Governorate
ولاية أريانة
Map of Tunisia with Ariana highlighted
Map of Tunisia with Ariana highlighted
Subdivisions of Ariana Governorate
Subdivisions of Ariana Governorate
Coordinates: 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°E / 36.86250; 10.19556
Country Tunisia
CreatedMarch 1983[1]
CapitalAriana
Government
 • GovernorWalid Sandid (since 2024) [2]
Area
 • Total
482 km2 (186 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 23rd of 24
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
576,088
 • RankRanked 9th of 24
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
xx
ISO 3166 codeTN-12

Ariana Governorate (Arabic: ولاية أريانة Wilāyat Aryānah pronounced [ærˈjæːnæ]; French: Gouvernorat de l'Ariana) 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).[3] The capital is Ariana.

  1. ^ a b (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.
  2. ^ https://www.tap.info.tn/en/Portal-Top-News-EN/17861830-president-of-the
  3. ^ "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.