Ben Arous Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية بن عروس Wilāyat Bin ‘Arūs pronounced [bɪn.ʕæˈruːs]; 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 has a short coastline, along the Gulf of Tunis to the northeast including the country's main commercial port, Radès.
[1] Administratively, the governorate is divided into twelve delegations (mutamadiyat), eleven municipalities, six rural councils, and 75 sectors (imadas).
[1] The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses,[3] are listed below: Eleven municipalities are in Ben Arous Governorate: