Medenine Governorate

Medenine مدنين
Governorate
Map of Tunisia with Medenine highlighted
Coordinates: 33°21′17″N 10°30′19″E / 33.35472°N 10.50528°ECoordinates: 33°21′17″N 10°30′19″E / 33.35472°N 10.50528°E
Country	Tunisia
Created	June 21, 1956[1]
Capital	Medenine
Government
• Governor	Nabil Ferjani (2011)
Area
• Total	9,167 km^2 (3,539 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 3rd of 24
Population (2014)
• Total	479,520
• Rank	Ranked 10th of 24
• Density	52/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
Postal prefix	xx
ISO 3166 code	TN-82

Medenine (Tunisian Arabic: مدنين‎ Mednīn) is one of the 24 governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. It is situated in south-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 9167 km²^[1] and had a population of 479,520 at the 2014 census.^[2] The governorate includes the offshore island of Djerba, but the capital is Medenine, located on the mainland.

Administrative divisions

The governorate is divided into nine delegations (with their populations at the 2004 Census):

• Medenine Nord (48,102)
• Medenine Sud (48,087)
• Beni Khedech (28,586)
• Ben Guerdane (70,907)
• Zarzis (73,549)
• Djerba Houmet Souk (64,919)
• Djerba Midoun (50,459)
• Djerba Ajim (24,166)
• Sidi Makhloulf (23,728)

The following seven municipalities are located in Medenine Governorate:

Code	Municipality	Population (2014)[3]
5211	Medenine	71,406
5212	Beni Khedache	2,930
5213	Ben Gardane	66,567
5214	Zarzis	72,611
5215	Houmt El Souk (Djerba)	75,904
5216	Midoun (Djerba)	63,528
5217	Ajim (Djerba)	24,294

References

1. (French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn".
2. (French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics)
3. Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2014 – Population, logements et ménages par commune et arrondissement [Census 2014 results – population, accommodation and households per municipality and delegation] (Report) (in French). National Institute of Statistics. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.