Kairouan Governorate
Kairouan
قيروان | |
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Map of Tunisia with Kairouan highlighted | |
Subdivisions of Kairouan Governorate | |
| Coordinates: 35°40′N 10°06′E / 35.667°N 10.100°E | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Created | 21 June 1956 |
| Capital | Kairouan |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Dhaker Bargaoui (since 2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,712 km2 (2,592 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 8th of 24 |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 600,803 |
| • Rank | Ranked 8th of 24 |
| • Density | 89.51/km2 (231.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Postal prefix | xx |
| ISO 3166 code | TN-41 |
Kairouan Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية قيروان Wilāyat Qiyrwān; French: Gouvernorat de Kairouan) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is landlocked and in the centre-east of the country. It covers an area of 6,712 km2 and has a population of 600,803 (2024 census). The capital is Kairouan. Lowland parts of the province are semi-arid, experiencing in most years light rains in the winter months and scant rainfall in other months but higher parts attract relief precipitation in and around the Djebel Zhagdoud and a large part of the Djebel Serj national parks, in the north-east of the province which are geologically outcrops of the Dorsal Atlas mountains in the province to the north.