Political Map of Tunisia

 

The African country Tunisia covers a total area of 163,610 square kilometers. About 17.5% of the land of the country is arable. The residents of the country are known as Tunisians. Majority of the people of Tunisia are Muslims. In the Tunisia political map, the major cities, national capital, international and internal boundaries have been marked by using specific symbols. The scale of the map has also been provided.

 

Tunisia Features

Tunisia is a North African country, which is located at the Mediterranean coast. The geographic coordinates of Tunisia are 34° North latitude and 9° East longitude. The country’s coastline stretches for a distance of 1148 kilometers. The country has mountains in the north, semiarid regions in the south and dry terrain in the central part. The population of the country as per the estimate of July 2007 is 10,276,158.

Tunisia Boundaries

The bordering nations and water bodies of Tunisia have been clearly indicated in the political map of Tunisia. The indicated water bodies in the map of Tunisia are:

• Mediterranean Sea
• Gulf of Gabes
• Golfede Hammamet
• Gulf of Tunis
• Strait of Sicily

 

The bordering nations of Tunisia are:

• Algeria in the western side
• Libya in the southeastern side

 

Tunisia Governorates

For administrative purpose Tunisia has been divided into 24 governorates that are pointed out in the printable map of Tunisia by different colors. The internal boundaries of the governorates are clearly pointed out in the map. The governorates of Tunisia are:

Beja (Bajah), Ariana (Aryanah), Bizerte (Banzart), Ben Arous (Bin ‘Arus), Gafsa (Qafsah), Gabes (Qabis), Kairouan (Al Qayrawan), Jendouba (Jundubah), Kebili (Qibili), Kasserine (Al Qasrayn), Mahdia (Al Mahdiyah), Kef (Al Kaf), Medenine (Madanin), Manouba (Manubah), Monastir, Nabeul (Nabul), (Al Munastir), Sidi Bou Zid (Sidi Bu Zayd), Sfax (Safaqis), Sousse (Susah), Siliana (Silyanah), Tozeur (Tawzar), Tataouine (Tatawin), Zaghouan (Zaghwan) and Tunis.

The capitals of Tunisia governorates have been indicated in political Tunisia map by white squares. Some of the indicated governorates capitals are Medenine, Tataouline, Gabes, Kebili, Le Kef, Gafsa, Nabeul, Siliana and Jendouba.

 

Tunisia Cities

The major cities of the country are highlighted in the map of Tunisia by black dots. Some of the major cities of Tunisia are Remade,El Borma, El Hamma, Matmata, Thala, Nefta, Tabarka, El Djem, Menzel Bourguiba.

Tunisia Capital

Tunis is the capital of Tunisia. The capital city is served by Tunis/ Carthage airport. The geographic coordinates of Tunis are 36°48′ 10″ North latitude and 10° 10′ 47″ East longitude. The city is 3 feet above sea level. Some of the cities located in close proximity to Tunis are Bab Khadra, Kasbah, Al Madinah, Bab as Suwayqah, Montfleury and Bab al Jazirah.

There are many tourist attractions at Tunis. The medina of Tunis was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year 1979. The income of the national capital is boosted by products like olive oil, carpets and textiles.

Governorate	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)	Arabic
Ariana	422,246	1,558	602	Al Aryanah
Beja	304,501	3,558	1,374	Bajah
Ben Arous	505,773	761	294	Bin `Arus
Bizerte	524,128	3,685	1,423	Banzart
Gabes	342,630	7,175	2,770	Qābis
Gafsa	323,709	8,990	3,471	Qafsah
Jendouba	416,608	3,102	1,198	Jundubah
Kairouan	546,209	6,712	2,592	Al Qayrawan
Kasserine	412,278	8,066	3,114	Al Qasrayn
Kebili	143,218	22,084	8,527	Qibili
Le Kef	258,790	4,965	1,917	Al Kaf
Mahdia	377,853	2,966	1,145	Al Mahdiyah
Manouba	335,912			Manubah
Medenine	432,503	8,588	3,316	Madaniyin
Monastir	455,590	1,019	393	Al Munastīr
Nabeul	693,890	2,788	1,076	Nabul
Sfax	855,256	7,545	2,913	Safaqis
Sidi Bou Zid	395,506	6,994	2,700	Sidi Bu Zayd
Siliana	233,985	4,631	1,788	Silyanah
Sousse	544,413	2,621	1,012	Susah
Tataouine	143,524	38,889	15,015	Taţawin
Tozeur	97,526	4,719	1,822	Tawzar
Tunis	983,861	346	134	Tunis
Zaghouan	160,963	2,768	1,069	Zaghwan
24 governorates	9,910,872	154,530	59,665