Kef Governorate

Kef
ولاية الكاف
Governorate

Map of Tunisia with Kef highlighted
Coordinates: 36°10′56″N 8°42′53″E / 36.18222°N 8.71472°E / 36.18222; 8.71472Coordinates: 36°10′56″N 8°42′53″E / 36.18222°N 8.71472°E / 36.18222; 8.71472
Country Tunisia
Created June 21, 1956
Capital El Kef
Area
 • Total 4,965 km2 (1,917 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 10th of 24
Population (2014)
 • Total 243,156
 • Rank Ranked 19th of 24
 • Density 49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix xx
ISO 3166 code TN-33

Kef Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية الكاف‎ Wilāyat el-Kāf pronounced [lkæːf]) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It comprises chiefly part of the dorsal Atlas Mountains and their foothills in north-western Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 4,965 km² and has a population of 243,156 (2014 census).[1] The capital is El Kef.

Administrative divisions

Twelve municipalities are in Kef Governorate: | 2311 | El Kef | 54,690 |- | 2312 | Nebeur | 3,299 |- | 2313 | Touiref | 2,178 |- | 2314 | Sakiet Sidi Youssef | 6,335 |- | 2315 | Tajerouine | 17,530 |- | 2316 | Menzel Salem | 1,824 |- | 2317 | Kalaat es Senam | 8,145 |- | 2318 | Kalâat Khasba | 2,558 |- | 2319 | Jérissa | 9,807 |- | 2320 | El Ksour | 5,852 |- | 2321 | Dahmani | 12,964 |- | 2322 | Sers | 12,108

Demographics

Due to its close proximity to the Algerian border and its historical role in the Algerian War of Independence, Kef has a significant Algerian population, hosting over 6,000 registered Algerian voters, the second largest such community in Tunisia after Tunis.[2] Its capital city, El Kef, was the command centre of the Front de Libération Nationale during the Algerian War of Independence against the French in the 1950s.

References

  1. ↑ (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Arfaoui, Jamel (April 6, 2009). "Les Algériens de Tunisie se préparent à voter" (in French). Maghrebia. Retrieved April 18, 2012.


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