Ariana Governorate
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Geography
The governorate borders the governorates of Tunis, Bizerte and Manouba.
The average temperature is 18.7 °C, and annual rainfall is 450 millimeters.[1]
Administrative divisions
Administratively, the governorate is divided into seven delegations (mutamadiyat), six municipalities, four rural councils, and 42 sectors (imadas).[1] The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses,[2] are listed below:
| Delegation | Population in 2004 | Population in 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Ariana Medina | 97,687 | 114,486 |
| Ettadhamen | 78,311 | 84,312 |
| Kalaat el Andalous | 23,045 | 26,796 |
| Mnihla | 53,752 | 89,884 |
| Raoued | 60,896 | 106,414 |
| Sidi Thabet | 19,404 | 24,503 |
| Soukra | 89,151 | 129,693 |
The following six municipalities are located in Ariana Governorate: {{#section:Template:Table of Tunisian municipalities|ariana}}
Politics
Governors
- Ahmed Ben Jemiaâ (March 1983-July 1984)
- Kamel Haj Sassi (July 1984-February 1988)
- Abdallah Kaâbi (February 1988-October 1990)
- Abderrahman Bouhrizi (October 1990-July 1991)
- Mohamed Néjib Drissi (July 1991-May 1994)
- Mohamed Lahbib Braham (May 1994-September 1996)
- Mondher Friji (September 1996-25 July 2000)
- Ali Trabelsi (25 July 2000 – 2002)
- Faiez Ayed (2002-July 2006)
- Abdejlil Zaddem (July 2006-September 2008)
- Mahmoud Méhiri (September 2008-2 February 2011)
- Nizar Kharbeche (2 February 2011 – 22 February 2012)
- Baheddine Bakari (22 February 2012[3]-22 August 2015)
- Omar Mansour (22 August 2015[4]-19 January 2016)
- Mehdi Zaoui (19 January 2016[5]-16 September 2016)
- Saloua Khiari (16 September 2016[6]-29 October 2017)
- Mokthar Nefzi (29 October 2017 – 22 November 2019)
- Samir Abdeljaoued (22 November 2019 – 6 June 2022)
- Khaled Nouri (6 June 2022- 25 May 2024[7])
References
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- ↑ Tunisie. Remaniement dans le corps des gouverneurs
- ↑ Nomination de nouveaux gouverneurs par Habib Essid
- ↑ Nouveaux gouverneurs à Zaghouan et à l'Ariana, Tunisie numérique
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