Ariana (Tunisia)
Ariana
أريانة | |
|---|---|
City / Municipality | |
Commemorative statue for martyrs in Ariana | |
Ariana Location in Tunisia | |
| Coordinates: 36°51′45″N 10°11′44″E / 36.86250°N 10.19556°E | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Governorate | Ariana Governorate |
| Delegation(s) | Ariana Medina (Ariana Ville) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fadhel Moussa (Independent, 2018–2023) (last confirmed) |
| Area (municipality/commune) | |
• Total | 18.56 km2 (7.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 109,693 |
| • Density | 5,910/km2 (15,300/sq mi) |
| • Governorate population (2024) | 668,552 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Ariana (Arabic: أريانة ⓘ) is a coastal city in northeastern Tunisia and part of the Greater Tunis metropolitan area. It lies just north of the centre of Tunis, approximately 2.6 kilometres away. Ariana is the capital of the Ariana Governorate and had a population of 109,693 according to the 2024 census.