Ben Arous Governorate
# Ben Arous Governorate

Ben Arous Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية بن عروس Wilāyat Bin ‘Arūs pronounced; 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 and had a population of 712,172 as at the 2019 census. The capital is Ben Arous.

## Geography

The governorate is centred 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the capital and surrounded by the governorates of Tunis, Zaghouan, Manouba, and Nabeul. It has a short coastline, along the Gulf of Tunis to the northeast including the country's main commercial port, Radès.

The average temperature is between 6.8 °C and 17.9 °C, and annual rainfall is 275–515 millimeters.

## Economy

### Agriculture

Resources and production :

| Land use ||
| - | - |
| Agricultural land | 370 km² (47% of total land) |
| Woodland | 160 km² |
| Transportation | 40 km² |
| Uncultivated | 201 km² |
| Livestock ||
| Cattle | 5 200 |
| Sheep | 28 000 |
| Goats | 4 000 |
| Main produce (in metric tons per year) ||
| Peaches | 27 000 |
| Apples and pairs | 21 500 |
| Grapes | 41 500 |
| Durum wheat, soft wheat and other types | 2 420 |
| Red meat | 1 700 |
| White meat | 18 300 |
| Milk | 13 500 |
| Eggs | 167 million (total) |
| Abattoirs | 4 (registered under Directive Plan of 2010) |
| Hydrological resources ||
| River weirs/dams | 1 (Oued El Hma) |
| Upland lakes | 24 |
| Upland weirs/dams | 3 |
| Main produce for export ||
| Flowers | c. 12 million per year |
| Clams and shellfish landed | 61 tonnes |

## Administrative divisions

Administratively, the governorate is divided into twelve delegations (mutamadiyat), eleven municipalities, six rural councils, and 75 sectors (imadas). The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses, are listed below:

| Delegation | Population in 2004 | Population in 2014 |
| - | - | - |
| Ben Arous | 32,329 | 31,128 |
| Bou Mhel El Bassatine | 27,977 | 40,101 |
| El Mourouj | 81,986 | 104,538 |
| Ezzahra | 31,792 | 34,962 |
| Fouchana | 56,628 | 74,868 |
| Hammam Chôtt | 24,847 | 31,858 |
| Hammam Lif | 38,401 | 42,518 |
| La Nouvelle Medina | 42,603 | 57,194 |
| Megrine | 24,031 | 26,720 |
| Mohamedia | 46,613 | 66,439 |
| Mornag | 53,709 | 61,518 |
| Radès | 44,857 | 59,998 |

Eleven municipalities are in Ben Arous Governorate:

| Code | Municipality | Population (2014) |
| - | - | - |
| 1311 | Ben Arous | 88,322 |
| 1312 | El Mourouj | 104,586 |
| 1313 | Hammam Lif | 42,518 |
| 1314 | Hammam Chott | 31,810 |
| 1315 | Bou Mhel el-Bassatine | 40,101 |
| 1316 | Ezzahra | 34,962 |
| 1317 | Radès | 59,794 |
| 1318 | Mégrine | 26,924 |
| 1319 | Mohamedia-Fouchana | 106,167 |
| 1320 | Mornag | 30,058 |
| 1321 | Khalidia | 8,470 |
