This website covers cities and villages in Nothern part of the "Grand Tunis". "Grand Tunis" is an area officialy covered by four Governorates:
"Grand Tunis" is most populated area with approximately 2.447.200 inhabitants (23.2% of Tunisian population).
Tunis Governorate (Arabic: ولاية تونس Wilāyat Tūnis) the smallest and most populated governorates of Tunisia situated in northern Tunisia. The governorate covers an area of 346 square kilometres and has a population arround 1.003.000 inhabitants. The capital is Tunis.
The Tunis Governorate is the largest industrial center in the country with a Mediterranean climate. The Tunis Governorate includes many cities and villages.
Ariana Governorate (Arabic: ولاية أريانة) is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. The governorate is situated in northern Tunisia, It has a population of 498.000. The capital is Arianna.
Ben Arous Governorate (Arabic: ولاية بن عروس) is situated in northern Tunisia, to east from Tunis capitol. The governorate covers an area of 761 km² and has a population of 577.500 . The capital is Ben Arous.
Manouba Governorate (Arabic: ولاية منوبة) is situated to west-south from capitol Tunis. It has a population of 368.700 and an area of 1,137 km2. The capital is Manouba .
* = counted also in population of Le Kram. Total population in covered area is approximately 383.000 inhabitants.
Sources: National Institute of Statistics , Tunisia. |