Capital Aryanah Time zone CET (UTC+01) Area 482 km² ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:TN | Created March 1, 1983 Area rank Ranked 23rd of 24 Postal prefix xx Population 576,088 (2014) | |
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Ariana Governorate (Arabic: ولاية أريانة Wilāyat Aryānah [ærˈjæːnæ]) 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). The capital is Aryanah.
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Map of Ariana, Tunisia
Geography
The governorate borders the governorates of Tunis and Bizerte.
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:
The following six municipalities are located in Ariana Governorate: