Ariana Governorate
ولاية أريانة | |
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Coordinates: 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°E | |
Country | Tunisia |
Created | March 1983[1] |
Capital | Ariana |
Government | |
• Governor | Walid Sandid (since 2024) [2] |
Area | |
• Total | 482 km2 (186 sq mi) |
• 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]; 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.