Medenine Governorate

Medenine (Arabic: مدنين‎ Mednīn) is one of the 24 governorates (provinces) of Tunisia.

Medenine مدنين
Governorate
Map of Tunisia with Medenine highlighted
Coordinates: 33°21′17″N 10°30′19″E
Country	Tunisia
Created	June 21, 1956[1]
Capital	Medenine
Government
• Governor	Habib Chouat (2017)
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	UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix	xx
ISO 3166 code	TN-82

Geography

The governorate encompasses the south-easternmost coastal strip, totalling 9167 km² and had a population of 479,520 at the 2014 census.[1][2] The capital is Medenine. The governorate includes the country's largest island, Djerba, which is connected by bridge and has over a third of the total population of the governate and its own airport.

The area is generally lowlands. It extends in two projections at its extreme ends a maximum of 60 km from the coast, otherwise the neighbouring division of Tataouine is 30 km from the coast. The northern projection abuts Kebili Governorate and includes part of a long escarpment which extends from the south of Gabes Governorate (adjoining Medenine to the north) to beyond Tripoli in Libya and which is dotted with settlements. Precipitation is low and reaches a maximum between October and January, the far north of the governorate and western hill range benefiting from this most. Key settlements are those associated with ports, tourism, fishing, farming in more fertile parts within the north-east and oases.

Administrative divisions

The governorate is divided into nine delegations (mutamadiyat), listed below with their populations at the 2004 and 2014 Censuses:[3]

Delegation	Area in km^2	Pop'n 2004 Census	Pop'n 2014 Census
Médenine Nord	334	48,102	54,769
Médenine Sur	734	48,087	54,640
Beni Khedech	1,360	28,586	25,885
Ben Guerdane	4,807	70,907	79,912
Zarzis	886	73,549	75,382
Djerba Houmet Souk	163	64,919	75,904
Djerba Midoun	189	50,459	63,528
Djerba Ajim	159	24,166	24,294
Sidi Makhloulf	659	23,728	25,206

Seven municipalities are in Medenine Governorate:

Code	Municipality	Population (2014)[4]
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. (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.
2. (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
3. Institut National de la Statistique Tunisie (web).
4. 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.