Gafsa Governorate

Gafsa
ڨفصة
Governorate

Map of Tunisia with Gafsa highlighted
Coordinates: 34°25′N 8°47′E / 34.417°N 8.783°E / 34.417; 8.783Coordinates: 34°25′N 8°47′E / 34.417°N 8.783°E / 34.417; 8.783
Country Tunisia
Created June 21, 1956[1]
Capital Gafsa
Government
 • Governor Malek Necibi (2012)[2]
Area
 • Total 7,807 km2 (3,014 sq mi)
Area rank Ranked 5th of 24
Population (2014)
 • Total 337,331
 • Rank Ranked 17th of 24
 • Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix xx
ISO 3166 code TN-71

Gafsa Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية ڨفصة‎ Wilāyat Gafṣa) 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 Malek Necibi[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]

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
Belkhir15,15914,784
El Guetar19,94220,137
El Ksar32,18636,482
Gafsa Nord9,40710,022
Gafsa Sud90,74210,148
Mdhilla14,84115,306
Metlaoui38,93838,634
Oum El Araies31,73327,012
Redeyef27,94026,976
Sidi Aïch8,29710,084
Sned34,52436,746

The following eight municipalities are located in Gafsa Governorate: | 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. 1 2 3 4 (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2014-12-19.
  2. ↑ http://www.ins.tn/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84
  3. 1 2 "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. ↑ http://www.ins.tn/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84


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