Gafsa Governorate

Gafsa
ڨفصة
Governorate
Map of Tunisia with Gafsa highlighted
Map of Tunisia with Gafsa highlighted
Subdivisions of Gafsa Governorate
Subdivisions of Gafsa Governorate
Coordinates: 34°25′N 8°47′E / 34.417°N 8.783°E / 34.417; 8.783
Country Tunisia
Created1956[1]
CapitalGafsa
Government
 • GovernorSlim Frouja (since 2024) [2]
Area
 • Total
7,807 km2 (3,014 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 5th of 24
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
351,437
 • RankRanked 17th of 24
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
xx
ISO 3166 codeTN-71

Gafsa Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية ڨفصة Wilāyat Gafṣa; French: Gouvernorat de Gafsa) is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in central Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 7807 km2[1] and has a population of 337,331 (2014 census).[3][4] The capital of the city is Gafsa - ruled by Nader Hamdouni[5] - whom all the heads of local municipalities report to.

Geography

The governorate is located 355 kilometres (221 mi) from the capital and borders the governorates of Gabès, Sidi Bouzid, Kebili, Tozeur, and Kasserine.

The average temperature is 19.8 °C and annual rainfall is 48.9 millimeters.[1]

Gafsa is a noted irrigated fruit-growing oasis and a major shipping center for phosphates obtained from the salt flats of Chott el Djerid (Arabic: شط الجريد Šoṭṭ el-Jarīd).

Administrative divisions

Administratively, the governorate is divided into eleven delegations (mutamadiyat), eight municipalities, nine rural councils, and 76 sectors (imadas).[1] The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses,[3] are listed below:

Delegation Population in 2004 Population in 2014
Belkhir 15,159 14,784
El Guetar 19,942 20,137
El Ksar 32,186 36,482
Gafsa Nord 9,407 10,022
Gafsa Sud 90,742 100,148
Mdhilla 14,841 15,306
Metlaoui 38,938 38,634
Oum El Araies 31,733 27,012
Redeyef 27,940 26,976
Sidi Aïch 8,297 10,084
Sned 34,524 36,746

The following eight municipalities are located in Gafsa Governorate:

Code Municipality Population
(2014)[6]
6111 Gafsa 95,242
6112 El Ksar 33,729
6113 Moularès 21,431
6114 Redeyef 25,046
6115 Métlaoui 38,129
6116 Mdhila 12,814
6117 El Guettar 14,088
6118 Sened 9,533


References

  1. ^ a b c d (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2014-12-19.
  2. ^ https://www.tap.info.tn/en/Portal-Top-News-EN/17861830-president-of-the
  3. ^ a b "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
  4. ^ (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Tunisia: Saied sacks Gafsa governor". 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2014 – Population, logements et ménages par commune et arrondissement [Census 2014 results – population, accommodation and households per municipality and delegation] (Report) (in French). National Institute of Statistics. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.


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