Manouba Governorate ( ; ) 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), Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) 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.
Geography The governorate is 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 and annual rainfall is .
Administrative divisions Administratively, the governorate is divided into eight delegations (mutamadiyat), nine municipalities, eight rural councils and 47 imadas.
Delegation "Gouvernorat de Manouba" Portail de l'industrie Tunisienne Population in 2004 2004 Census: Manouba Governorate from Institut national de la statistique of Tunisia Population in 2014 Borj El Amri Djedeida Douar El Battan Manouba Mornaguia Oued Ellil Tebourba
Nine municipalities are in Manouba Governorate:
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