PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an absorbent article and an absorbent body holding cover, attaining compatibility between excellent elasticity in the expanding and contracting direction in the girth and high bonding strength.SOLUTION: An absorbent article includes: an exterior body 2 and an absorbent body 3 disposed on the skin surface side of the exterior body 2. The exterior body 2 includes: an abdominal side part F disposed on the abdominal side of a wearer a back side part R disposed on the back side of the wearer and a crotch part C located between the abdominal side part F and the back side part R. The exterior body 2 has a stretchable sheet 22 expanded and contracted in the girth direction of the wearer and a non-stretchable sheet 26 to which the stretchable sheet 22 is bonded in the stretched state on the abdominal side part F and the back side part R. The stretchable sheet 22 and the non-stretchable sheet 26 are bonded to each other by a plurality of belt-like bonding parts 5 disposed continuously in the girth direction and at spaces in the dress length direction.
