| Kairouan | |
| Native Name: | قيروان |
| Native Name Lang: | aeb |
| Type: | Governorate |
| Image Map1: | Tunisie Gouvernorat de Kairouan.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Subdivisions of Kairouan Governorate |
| Coordinates: | 35.6667°N 16°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Established Title: | Created |
| Established Date: | 21 June 1956 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Kairouan |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Vacant |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 6712 |
| Area Rank: | Ranked 9th of 24 |
| Population Total: | 570559 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Population Rank: | Ranked 5th 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-41 |
Kairouan Governorate (; French: Gouvernorat de Kairouan) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is landlocked and in the centre-east of the country. It covers an area of 6,712 km2 and has a population of 570,559 (2014 census). The narrower province of Sousse borders it to the east, the nearest coastline[1] The capital is Kairouan. Lowland parts of the province are semi-arid, experiencing in most years light rains in the winter months and scant rainfall in other months but higher parts attract relief precipitation in and around the Djebel Zhagdoud and a large part of the Djebel Serj national parks, in the north-east of the province which are geologically outcrops of the Dorsal Atlas mountains in the province to the north.
The Kairouan Governorate is divided into eleven delegations (mutamadiyat), listed below with their populations at the 2004 and 2014 Censuses,[2] and further sub-divided into sectors (imada).
| Delegation | Area in km2 | Population 2004 Census | Population 2014 Census | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361 | 31,773 | 28,991 | ||
| 690 | 70,589 | 72,371 | ||
| 513 | 33,889 | 35,308 | ||
| 330 | 25,903 | 27,518 | ||
| 611 | 43,792 | 40,066 | ||
| 589 | 35,403 | 36,137 | ||
| Kairouan North | 251 | 83,794 | 96,781 | |
| Kairouan South | 520 | 80,444 | 93,101 | |
| 685 | 37,112 | 33,789 | ||
| 915 | 36,195 | 34,452 | ||
| 1,069 | 67,315 | 71,922 |
Twelve municipalities are included within Kairouan Governorate: