Back ولاية تونس Arabic Туніс (вілает) Byelorussian Туніс (вілает) BE-X-OLD Тунис (област) Bulgarian Governació de Tunis Catalan Gouvernorat de Tunis CEB Tiwnis (talaith) Welsh Gouvernement Tunis German Gobernación de Túnez Spanish استان تونس Persian
Tunis Governorate
ولاية تونس | |
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 Map of Tunisia with Tunis highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 36°48′0″N 10°10′12″E / 36.80000°N 10.17000°E | |
| Country |  Tunisia |
| Created | 21 June 1956 |
| Capital | Tunis |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Imed Boukhris (since 2024) [2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 346 km2 (134 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 24th of 24 |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,075,306[1] |
| • Rank | Ranked 1st of 24 |
| Demonym(s) | Tunisois (Tunisian Arabic: تونسي, Tounsi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Postal prefix | 10xx |
| Calling code | 71 |
| ISO 3166 code | TN-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 1,075,306 (2024 census) with some agriculture and amenity land including parts of national parks.[3] Its capital is that of the country, Tunis.
- ^ (in French) [1]
- ^ https://www.tap.info.tn/en/Portal-Top-News-EN/17861830-president-of-the
- ^ "National institute of statistics" (PDF). 23 May 2025.