Manouba Governorate (Arabic: ولاية منوبة Wilāyat Mannūbah pronounced [ˌmænˈnuːbæ]; French: Gouvernorat de la Manouba) is one of the twenty-four governorates (provinces) of Tunisia and is in inland, northern Tunisia. It has a population of 379,518 (as of the 2014 census),[2][3] and an area of 1,137 km2. The capital is Manouba. The current governorate, created on July 31, 2000, brings together delegations that previously reported to the governorate of Ariana. It is part of Greater Tunis, along with the governorates of Tunis, Ariana, and Ben Arous.

Manouba Governorate
ولاية منوبة
Map of Tunisia with Manouba highlighted
Map of Tunisia with Manouba highlighted
Coordinates: 36°48′28″N 10°6′4″E / 36.80778°N 10.10111°E / 36.80778; 10.10111
Country Tunisia
Created31 July 2000
CapitalManouba
Government
  GovernorMahmoud Chouaib (since 2024) [1]
Area
  Total
1,137 km2 (439 sq mi)
  RankRanked 20th of 24
Population
 (2014)
  Total
379,518
  RankRanked 15th of 24
  Density333.8/km2 (864.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
xx
ISO 3166 codeTN-14

Geography

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The governorate is 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) from the capital, in an area of foothills of and verdant plains below the Tell Atlas uplands and borders Bizerte, Zaghouan, Beja, Tunis, Ariana and Ben Arous Governorates. The east and west of the province have high foothills; from both ranges the three lakes of Tunis and the Bay of Tunis can be seen. The east part of the west range is named the Forest of Tebourba, one of its four largest settlements.

The average temperature is 18.7 °C or 65.7 °F and annual rainfall is 450 millimetres or 18 inches.

Administrative divisions

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Administratively, the governorate is divided into eight delegations (mutamadiyat), nine municipalities, eight rural councils and 47 imadas.

Delegation[4] Population in 2004[5] Population in 2014[2]
Borj El Amri16,18417,408
Djedeida40,32744,748
Douar Hicher75,95984,090
El Battan17,32118,977
Manouba51,39858,792
Mornaguia35,12942,687
Oued Ellil58,54469,317
Tebourba41,05043,499

Nine municipalities are in Manouba Governorate:

1411Manouba37,287[6]
1412Den Den25,658
1413Douar Hicher88,335
1414Oued Ellil81,040
1415Mornaguia31,296
1416Borj El Amri21,465
1417Djedeida52,713
1418Tebourba46,074
1419El Battan21,018

References

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  1. "President of the Republic reshuffles governors". tap.info.tn. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  2. 1 2 "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
  3. (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. (in French) "Gouvernorat de Manouba" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne Archived 2009-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. (in French) 2004 Census: Manouba Governorate[permanent dead link] from Institut national de la statistique of Tunisia
  6. "Manouba (Governorate, Tunisia) – Population Statistics". City Population. Retrieved 2026-03-06. Based on RGPH 2024 census results from Institut National de la Statistique (INS); municipal boundaries as of 2023.