Delegations of Tunisia
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The delegations of Tunisia (mutamadiyah
Mutamadiyah
Mutamadiyah is an arabic language country subdivision term.See also: Delegations of Tunisia...

) are the second level administrative divisions of Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

 between the governorates
Governorates of Tunisia
||Tunisia is divided into 24 governorates : Ariana Béja Ben Arous Bizerte Gabès Gafsa Jendouba Kairouan Kasserine Kebili Kef Mahdia Manouba Medenine Monastir Nabeul Sfax Sidi Bouzid Siliana Sousse Tataouine...

 and the sectors (imadats). there were 24 governorates which were divided into 264 delegations (mutamadiyat) and further divided into 2073 sectors. The delegations are listed below, organized by governorate.

Ariana

Delegations of Ariana
Ariana Governorate
Ariana Governorate is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in northern Tunisia. It has a population of 422,000 . The capital is Aryanah.The following cities and towns are located in the Ariana Governorate:...

:
  • Ariana Medina
  • Ettadhamen
  • Kalaat El Andalous
  • Mnihla
  • Raoued
  • Sidi Thabet
  • Soukra

Beja

Delegations of Beja
Béja Governorate
Béja Governorate is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in northern Tunisia. It covers an area of 3,558 km² and has a population of 305,000 . The capital is Béja....

:
  • Amdoun
  • Beja North
  • Beja South
  • Goubellat
  • Mejez El Bab
  • Nefza
  • Teboursouk
  • Testour
  • Thibar

Ben Arous

Delegations of Ben Arous
Ben Arous Governorate
Ben Arous Governorate is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in northern Tunisia. It covers an area of 761 km² and has a population of 506,000...

:
  • Ben Arous
  • Boumhel
  • El Mourouj
  • Ezzahra
  • Fouchana
  • Hammam Chott
  • Hammam Lif
  • M'Hamdia
  • Medina Jedida
  • Megrine
  • Mornag
  • Rades

Bizerte

Delegations of Bizerte
Bizerte Governorate
Bizerte Governorate is the northernmost of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in northern Tunisia. It covers an area of 3,685 km² and has a population of 524,000 . The capital is Bizerte...

:
  • Bizerte North
  • Bizerte South
  • Djoumime
  • El Alia
  • Ghar El Melh
  • Ghezala
  • Mateur
  • Menzel Bourguiba
  • Menzel Jemil
    Menzel Jemil Delegation
    Menzel Jemil Delegation is a delegation of the Bizerte Governorate in northwestern Tunisia. It borders on the Bizerte Lagoon. census it had a population of 39,691....

  • Ras Jebel
  • Sejenane
  • Tinja
  • Utique
  • Zarzouna

Gabès

Delegations of Gabès
Gabès Governorate
Gabès Governorate is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is located in south-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of and has a population of 343,000...

:
  • Gabes Medina
  • Gabes West
  • Gabes South
  • Ghannouch
  • Hamma
  • Mareth
  • Matmata
  • New Matmata
  • Menzel Habib
  • Metouia

Gafsa

Delegations of Gafsa
Gafsa Governorate
Gafsa Governorate is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in central Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 8,990 km² and has a population of 324,000 . The capital is Gafsa....

:
  • Belkhir
  • Gafsa North
  • Gafsa South
  • Guetar
  • Ksar
  • Mdhilla
  • Metlaoui
  • Oum Larais
  • Redeyef
  • Sened
  • Sidi Aich

Jendouba

Delegations of Jendouba
Jendouba Governorate
Jendouba Governorate is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in northern Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 3,102 km² and has a population of 417,000...

:
  • Aïn Draham
  • Balta
  • Bousalem
  • Fernana
  • Ghardimaou
  • Jendouba
  • Jendouba Nord
  • Oued Mliz
  • Tabarka

Kairouan

Delegations of Kairouan
Kairouan Governorate
Kairouan Governorate is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is an inland province, situated in the centre of the country. It covers an area of 6,712 km² and has a population of 546,209...

:
  • Alaa
  • Bouhajla
  • Chebika
  • Chrarda
  • Haffouz
  • Hajeb El Ayoun
  • Kairouan North
  • Kairouan South
  • Nasrallah
  • Oueslatia
  • Sbikha

Kasserine

Delegations of Kasserine
Kasserine Governorate
Kasserine Governorate , sometimes spelt Casrein, is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in west-central Tunisia on the frontier with Algeria. It covers an area of 8,066 km² and has a population of 412,278...

:
  • Ayoun
  • Ezzouhour
  • Feriana
  • Foussana
  • Hassi El Ferid
  • Hidra
  • Jedeliane
  • Kasserine North
  • Kasserine South
  • Majel Belabbes
  • Sbeitla
  • Sbiba
  • Thala

Kebili

Delegations of Kebili
Kebili Governorate
Kebili Governorate is the second largest of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in south-western Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of and had a population of 143,218 at the 2004 census. The capital is Kebili.-Geography:...

:
  • Douz North
  • Douz South
  • Faouar
  • Kebili North
  • Kebili South
  • Souk El Ahed

Kef

Delegations of Kef
Kef Governorate
Kef Governorate is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in north-western Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 4,965 km² and has a population of 259,000...

:
  • Dahmani
  • Es Sers
  • Jerissa
  • Kalaa Khasbat
  • Kalaat Senane
  • Kef East
  • Kef West
  • Ksour
  • Nebeur
  • Sakiet Sidi Youssef
  • Tajerouine

Mahdia

Delegations of Mahdia
Mahdia Governorate
Mahdia Governorate is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in central-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 2,966 km² and has a population of 378,000...

:
  • Boumerdes
  • Chebba
  • Chorbane
  • El Djem
  • Hbira
  • Ksour Essef
  • Mahdia
  • Melloulech
  • Ouled Chamekh
  • Sidi Alouane
  • Souassi

Manouba

Delegations of Manouba
Manouba Governorate
Manouba Governorate is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in northern Tunisia. It has a population of 336,000 , and an area of 1,137 km2...

:
  • Borj El Amri
  • Douar Hicher
  • El Battan
  • Jedaida
  • Manouba
  • Mornaguia
  • Oued Ellil
  • Tebourba

Medenine

Delegations of Medenine
Medenine Governorate
Medenine is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in south-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 8,588 km² and had a population of 432,503 at the 2004 census...

:
  • Ben Guerdane
  • Beni Khedache
  • Djerba Ajim
  • Djerba Midoun
  • Djerba Houmt Souk
  • Medenine North
  • Medenine South
  • Sidi Makhlouf
  • Zarzis

Monastir

Delegations of Monastir
Monastir Governorate
Monastir Governorate is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in north-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 1,019 km² and has a population of 456,000...

:
  • Bekalta
  • Bembla
  • Beni Hassen
  • Jammel
  • Ksar Hellal
  • Ksibet El Mediouni
  • Moknine
  • Monastir
  • Ouerdanine
  • Sahline
  • Sayada-Lamta-Bou Hjar
  • Teboulba
  • Zeramdine

Nabeul

Delegations of Nabeul
Nabeul Governorate
Nabeul Governorate is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in north-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 2,788 km² and has a population of 694,000 . The capital is Nabeul.-Municipalities:...

:
  • Beni Khalled
  • Beni Khiar
  • Bou Argoub
  • Dar Chaabane El Fehri
  • El Mida
  • Grombalia
  • Hammam Ghezaz
  • Hammamet
  • Haouaria
  • Kelibia
  • Korba
  • Menzel Bouzelfa
  • Menzel Temime
  • Nabeul
  • Soliman
  • Takelsa

Sfax

Delegations of Sfax
Sfax Governorate
The Sfax Governorate is one of the governorates of Tunisia. The governorate has a population of 860,000 and an area of 7,545 km². Its capital is Sfax.The following cities and towns are located in the Sfax Governorate:* Agareb...

:
  • Agareb
  • Bir Ali Ben Khelifa
  • El Amra
  • El Ghraiba
  • Hencha
  • Jebeniana
  • Kerkennah
  • Mahres
  • Menzel Chaker
  • Sakiet Eddaier
  • Sakiet Ezzit
  • Sfax Medina
  • Sfax West
  • Sfax South
  • Skhira

Sidi Bou Zid

Delegations of Sidi Bou Zid:
  • Bir El Hfay
  • Jelma
  • Mazzouna
  • Meknassi
  • Menzel Bouzaiene
  • Ouled Haffouz
  • Regueb
  • Sabalat Ouled Asker
  • Sidi Ali Ben Aoun
  • Sidi Bouzid East
  • Sidi Bouzid West
  • Souk Jedid

Siliana

Delegations of Siliana
Siliana Governorate
Siliana Governorate is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in northern Tunisia. It covers an area of 4,631 km² and has a population of 234,000...

:
  • Bargou
  • Bouarada
  • Bourouis
  • El Krib
  • Gaafour
  • Kesra
  • Makthar
  • Rouhia
  • Siliana North
  • Siliana South

Sousse

Delegations of Sousse
Sousse Governorate
Sousse Governorate is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in north-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 2,621 km² and has a population of 544,000...

:
  • Akouda
  • Bouficha
  • Enfidha
  • Hammam Sousse
  • Hergla
  • Kalaa Kebira
  • Kalaa Sghira
  • Kondar
  • M'Saken
  • Sidi Bou Ali
  • Sidi El Heni
  • Sousse Jaouhara
  • Sousse Medina
  • Sousse Riadh
  • Sousse Sidi Abdelhamid

Tataouine

Delegations of Tataouine
Tataouine Governorate
Tataouine Governorate is the southernmost of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia, the only one to border both Algeria and Libya. It is also the largest Tunisian governorate, covering an area of 38,889 km² with a population of 143,524 , nearly tied for second least populated with Kebili ...

:
  • Bir Lahmar
  • Dhiba
  • Ghomrassen
  • Remada
  • Samar
  • Tataouine North
  • Tataouine South

Tozeur

Delegations of Tozeur
Tozeur Governorate
Tozeur is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in western Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 4,719 km² and has a population of 98,000 . The capital is Tozeur....

:
  • Degueche
  • Hazoua
  • Nefta
  • Tamaghza
  • Tozeur

Tunis

Delegations of Tunis
Tunis Governorate
Tunis Governorate the smallest and most populated of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in northern Tunisia. It covers an area of and has a population of 984,000...

:
  • Bab Bhar
  • Bab Souika
  • Bardo
    Bardo
    The Tibetan word Bardo means literally "intermediate state" - also translated as "transitional state" or "in-between state" or "liminal state". In Sanskrit the concept has the name antarabhāva...

  • Bouhaira
  • Carthage
    Carthage
    Carthage , implying it was a 'new Tyre') is a major urban centre that has existed for nearly 3,000 years on the Gulf of Tunis, developing from a Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC...

  • El Khadra
  • El Menzah
  • El Ouardia
  • El Tahrir
  • Ezzouhour
  • Hrairia
  • Jebel Jelloud
  • Kabaria
  • La Goulette
    La Goulette
    La Goulette is the port of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. The Kasbah fortress was built in 1535 by Charles I of Spain but was captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1574...

  • La Marsa
    La Marsa
    La Marsa is a coastal town in far north eastern Tunisia near the capital Tunis. It is located at around . The population is estimated as 65,742, as of 2006. The old summer capital of pre-colonial Tunisia, it is today a popular vacation spot for many middle class Tunisians.It is connected to Tunis...

  • Le Kram
    Le Kram
    Le Kram is a town and commune in the Tunis Governorate, Tunisia. Situated between La Goulette, the port of Tunis and Carthage, it opens onto the Gulf of Tunis to the east and Lake of Tunis to the west. As of 2004 it had a population of 58,152...

  • Medina
  • Omrane
  • Omrane Superieur
  • Sidi El Bechir
  • Sidi Hassine
  • Sijoumi

Zaghouan

Delegations of Zaghouan
Zaghouan Governorate
Zaghouan Governorate is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in north-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 2,768 km² and has a population of 161,000 . The capital is Zaghouan....

:
  • Bir Mchergua
  • Fahs
  • Nadhour
  • Saouaf
  • Zaghouan
  • Zriba


The delegations are further subdivided into municipalities
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 (shaykhats).

See also

  • Governorates of Tunisia
    Governorates of Tunisia
    ||Tunisia is divided into 24 governorates : Ariana Béja Ben Arous Bizerte Gabès Gafsa Jendouba Kairouan Kasserine Kebili Kef Mahdia Manouba Medenine Monastir Nabeul Sfax Sidi Bouzid Siliana Sousse Tataouine...

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