Ariana Governorate Explained
| Ariana Governorate |
| Native Name: | ولاية أريانة |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Type: | Governorate |
| Image Map1: | Administrative divisions Ariana.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Subdivisions of Ariana Governorate |
| Coordinates: | 36.8625°N 10.1956°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Established Title: | Created |
| Established Date: | March 1983[1] |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Ariana |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Khaled Nouri (since 2022) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 482 |
| Area Rank: | Ranked 23rd of 24 |
| Population Total: | 576088 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Population Rank: | Ranked 9th of 24 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +01 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal prefix |
| Postal Code: | xx |
| Area Code Type: | Calling code |
| Iso Code: | TN-12 |
Ariana Governorate ( pronounced as /ar/; 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 and has a population of 576,088 (2014 census).[2] The capital is Ariana.
Geography
The governorate borders the governorates of Tunis, Bizerte and Manouba.
The average temperature is 18.7 °C, and annual rainfall is 450 millimeters.
Administrative divisions
Administratively, the governorate is divided into seven delegations (mutamadiyat), six municipalities, four rural councils, and 42 sectors (imadas). The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses, are listed below:
| Delegation | Population in 2004 | Population in 2014 |
|---|
| Ariana Medina | | |
| Ettadhamen | | |
| Kalaat el Andalous | | |
| Mnihla | | |
| Raoued | | |
| Sidi Thabet | | |
| Soukra | | | |
The following six municipalities are located in Ariana Governorate:
Politics
Governors
- Ahmed Ben Jemiaâ (March 1983-July 1984)
- Kamel Haj Sassi (July 1984-February 1988)
- Abdallah Kaâbi (February 1988-October 1990)
- Abderrahman Bouhrizi (October 1990-July 1991)
- Mohamed Néjib Drissi (July 1991-May 1994)
- Mohamed Lahbib Braham (May 1994-September 1996)
- Mondher Friji (September 1996-25 July 2000)
- Ali Trabelsi (25 July 2000–2002)
- Faiez Ayed (2002-July 2006)
- Abdejlil Zaddem (July 2006-September 2008)
- Mahmoud Méhiri (September 2008-2 February 2011)
- Nizar Kharbeche (2 February 2011-22 February 2012)
- Baheddine Bakari (22 February 2012[3] -22 August 2015)
- Omar Mansour (22 August 2015[4] -19 January 2016)
- Mehdi Zaoui (19 January 2016[5] -16 September 2016)
- Saloua Khiari (16 September 2016[6] -29 October 2017)
- Mokthar Nefzi (29 October 2017-22 November 2019)
- Samir Abdeljaoued (22 November 2019-6 June 2022)
- Khaled Nouri (6 June 2022[7] -)
Notes and References
- Web site: tunisieindustrie.nat.tn . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090217045901/http://www.tunisieindustrie.nat.tn/fr/doc.asp?docid=588&mcat=12&mrub=105&msrub=205 . 2009-02-17 .
- Web site: 2014 Tunisian census data . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518094332/http://tunisia.opendataforafrica.org/TNCD2014/tunisia-census-data-population-2014?region=1000000-tunisia . 2015-05-18 .
- https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kapitalis.com%2Ffokus%2F62-national%2F8445-tunisie-remaniement-dans-le-corps-des-gouverneurs-.html Tunisie. Remaniement dans le corps des gouverneurs
- https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mosaiquefm.net%2Ffr%2Findex%2Fa%2FActuDetail%2FElement%2F56376-nomination-de-nouveaux-gouverneurs-par-habib-essid Nomination de nouveaux gouverneurs par Habib Essid
- https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tunisienumerique.com%2Ftunisie-nouveaux-gouverneurs-a-zaghouan-et-a-lariana%2F279456 Nouveaux gouverneurs à Zaghouan et à l'Ariana
- Web site: Nomination de 12 nouveaux gouverneurs, dont une femme ! . businessnews.com.tn.
- Web site: 2022-06-06 . Tunisia-Saied appoints 13 new governors . 2024-03-06 . Tunisia News . fr-FR.
