Tunis Governorate

Tunis Governorate
ولاية تونس
Map of Tunisia with Tunis highlighted
Map of Tunisia with Tunis highlighted
Coordinates: 36°48′0″N 10°10′12″E / 36.80000°N 10.17000°E / 36.80000; 10.17000
Country Tunisia
Created21 June 1956
CapitalTunis
Government
 • GovernorImed Boukhris (since 2024) [2]
Area
 • Total
346 km2 (134 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 24th of 24
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
1 056 247 [1]
 • RankRanked 1st of 24
Demonym(s)Tunisois
(Tunisian Arabic: تونسي, Tounsi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
10xx
Calling code71
ISO 3166 codeTN-11

Tunis Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية تونس Wilāyat Tūnis pronounced [ˈtuːnɪs]; French: Gouvernorat de Tunis) is the smallest and most populated of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It covers an urban and suburban area on the Gulf of Tunis on the north-east coast covering 346 square kilometres (134 sq mi) and has a population of 1,056,247 (2014 census) with some agriculture and amenity land including parts of national parks.[3] Its capital is that of the country, Tunis.


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