Investment benefits

Location :

The Governorate of Manouba is locate on the west district of Grand Tunis. It sis delimited by the Governorates of Tunis, Ariana, Zaghouan, Béjà and Bizerte.

Geographic and demographic data

• Area : 1.137 km²
• Inhabitants : 364 500 (in 2012)
• Demographic growth : 1.81 %
• Urbanization rate : 74.3 %.
• Workforce: 128 470.
• Administrative division :
  • Delegations: 8
  • Municipalities: 9
• Climate :
  • Average temperature : 18.7 °C
  • Annual rainfall : 450 mm/year
• Distance to the Capital : 5.5 km

The industries operating in Manouba account for 200 industrial companies (108 of them are totally exported) and offer 20.336 jobs. 45,3% of companies operate in textile sector, 14% in agrofood and 15% in mecanical and electrical sector. Among the international companies operating in Manouba, there are Valéo (automotive comonents), Miroglio, Coats Viyella (textile and clothing).

The University of Manouba includes 14 academic institutes training more than 30.557 students and delivering annually dimplomas in :

• Licencies, masters and Phd
• Computer engineers

Specialties : computer sciences, economics, management, commerce, accuonting, multimedia…

• Press and Information Sciences Institute (IPSI)
• High Institute of National Mouvement History (ISHMN)
• High Institute of Accounting and Administration (ISCAE)
• High Institute of Multimedia (ISAM)<
• High Institute of Documentation (ISD)
• National School of Comuter Sciences (ENSI)
• High School of Commerce (ESC)
• Faculty of Letters, Arts and Humanities (FLAH)
• High School of Design Sciences and Technologies (ESSTD)
• High Institute of Sport (ISSEP)
• National School of Veterinarians (ENMV)
• High Institute of Digital Economy (ESEN)

8 public professional training centers operate in Manouba in electronics, clothing, ceramics, public works… They train 2825 trainees.

An employment basin close to neopark El Fejja (1.560.518 inhabitants).

El Fejja is a new urban zone under development (226 ha for more than 35.129 inhabitants).

The employment basin (1,5 million inhabitants) is extended on a radius of 25 km from neopark El Fejja.

neopark El Fejja and the new inhabitant zone are added to the existing El Fejja village. A new integrated city will therefore be created and its is expected that it will account for 53.000 inhabitants before 2025.

An agreement is concluded between mfcpole and local/regional authorities, Manouba University and the professional training centers and aims to help investors respond to their needs in terms of employment and qualification.

Besides, a training center will be hosted within neopark El Fejja. It will provide professional training in different specialties.

• On the highway Tunis-Medjez El Bab, 35 km to Tunis Carthage Airport, 38 km to Radès Port, bordering an inhabitant park (under development) having an area of 226 ha.
• On the corridor of the projected ring road X30 of Grand Tunis.

• Integrated and innovative concept
• Ecopark
• Proximity to employment supply and logistic facilities
• Availability of adapted equipments, facilities and park maintenance services
• One stop shop
• Customised solutions for location.