Ben Arous Governorate

Ben Arous Governorate
ولاية بن عروس
Map of Tunisia with Ben Arous highlighted
Map of Tunisia with Ben Arous highlighted
Coordinates: 36°44′50″N 10°20′0″E / 36.74722°N 10.33333°E / 36.74722; 10.33333
Country Tunisia
Created3 December 1983[1]
CapitalBen Arous
Government
 • GovernorEzzedine Chalbi (since 2021)
Area
 • Total761 km2 (294 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 22nd of 24
Population
 (2019)
 • Total712,172
 • RankRanked 6th of 24
 • Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
xx
ISO 3166 codeTN-13

Ben Arous Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية بن عروس Wilāyat Bin ‘Arūs pronounced [bɪn.ʕæˈruːs]; French: Gouvernorat de Ben Arous) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in the north-east of Tunisia and adjoins smaller Tunis Governorate. It covers an area of 761 km2[1] and had a population of 712,172 as at the 2019 census.[2][3] The capital is Ben Arous.

  1. ^ a b (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn".
  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

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