Monastir Governorate ( ' ) is one of the twenty-four
governorates
A governorate is an administrative division of a state. It is headed by a governor. As English-speaking nations tend to call regions administered by governors either State (administrative division), states or province, provinces, the term ''govern ...
of
Tunisia
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. It is situated in north-eastern Tunisia. It covers an area of 1,019 km
2 (393 mi
2) and has a population of 548,828 (2014 census). The capital is
Monastir.
Administrative divisions
The governorate is divided into thirteen ''delegations'' (''
mutamadiyat''), listed below with their populations at the 2004 and 2014 Censuses:
[Institut National de la Statistique Tunisie (web).]
Cities and towns
The following cities and towns are located in the Monastir Governorate:
Notable people
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Habib Bourguiba
Habib Bourguiba (; ar, الحبيب بورقيبة, al-Ḥabīb Būrqībah; 3 August 19036 April 2000) was a Tunisian lawyer, nationalist leader and statesman who led the country from 1956 to 1957 as the prime minister of the Kingdom of T ...
References
External links
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Governorates of Tunisia
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