Mahdia Governorate

Mahdia, the administrative centre, is a coastal resort with prominent weaving and fish processing industries.

El Djem is 13 km inland and a mid-sized town on a major crossroads of roads in the district and having Tunisia's main north-south railway.

The two main coastal cities are of historic note to Greek, Roman, and early Muslim societies.

The governorate is divided into eleven delegations (mutamadiyat), listed below with their populations at the 2004 and 2014 Censuses:[10] Eighteen municipalities are in Mahdia Governorate: Bou Merdes, Bradaa, Chebba, Chorbane, Eljem, Essouassi, Hebira, Hkaima, Kerker, Ksour Essef, Mahdia, Melloulèche, Ouled Chamekh, Rejiche, Sidi Alouane, Sidi Zid, Tlelsa and Zelba.

Electorally and for some more national purposes, Mahdia has eleven delegations, most boundaries of which are similar to the governorates.

Swordfish on a roundabout in Mahdia. The tourist industry is reflected in the area by luxury accommodation, restaurants and impressive works of art.
Ship's anchor of the Mahdia shipwreck , many of the artefacts of which are in the Bardo National Museum in Tunis .