Zaghouan Governorate

Zaghouan
ولاية زغوان
Map of Tunisia with Zaghouan highlighted
Map of Tunisia with Zaghouan highlighted
Subdivisions of Zaghouan Governorate
Subdivisions of Zaghouan Governorate
Coordinates: 36°24′N 10°09′E / 36.400°N 10.150°E / 36.400; 10.150
Country Tunisia
CreatedNovember 1976
CapitalZaghouan
Government
 • GovernorKarim Beranji (since 2024) [1]
Area
 • Total2,768 km2 (1,069 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 18th of 24
Population
 (2014)
 • Total176,945
 • RankRanked 21st of 24
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
xx
ISO 3166 codeTN-22

Zaghouan Governorate (Arabic: ولاية زغوان Wilāyat Zaghwān pronounced [zɑʁˈwe̞ːn]; French: Gouvernorat de Zaghouan) is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia and is in north-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 2,768 square kilometres (1,069 sq mi) and its population was 176,945 at the 2014 census.[2] The capital is the town of Zaghouan.