Governorate Of Sfax
The Sfax Governorate (Arabic: ولاية صفاقس Wilāya Ṣafāqis; French: Gouvernorat de Sfax) is one of the governorates of Tunisia. The governorate has a population of 955,421 (2014) and an area of 7,545 km. Its capital is Sfax. It is along the east coast of Tunisia, and includes the Kerkennah Islands.
Administrative divisions
The following sixteen municipalities are located in Sfax Governorate:
| Code | Municipality | Population (2014) |
|---|---|---|
| 3411 | Sfax | 272,801 |
| 3412 | Sakiet Ezzit | 53,243 |
| 3413 | Chihia | 26,300 |
| 3414 | Sakiet Eddaïer | 45,767 |
| 3415 | Gremda | 40,858 |
| 3416 | El Ain | 43,337 |
| 3417 | Thyna | 33,419 |
| 3418 | Agareb | 11,513 |
| 3419 | Jebiniana | 7,190 |
| 3420 | El Hencha | 7,575 |
| 3421 | Menzel Chaker | 2,278 |
| 3422 | Ghraïba, Tunisia | 3,251 |
| 3423 | Bir Ali Ben Khélifa | 4,905 |
| 3424 | Skhira | 11,912 |
| 3425 | Mahares | 15,878 |
| 3426 | Kerkennah | 15,501 |
The largest airport in the region is the Sfax–Thyna International Airport.
The area code for telephoning to the Sfax governorate is 30.
References
- ^ https://www.tap.info.tn/en/Portal-Top-News-EN/17861830-president-of-the
- ^ (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Official site of the Sfax Governorate
- ^ 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.
- ^ Graham Rhind Tunisia. Global Sourcebook for International Data Management at grcdi.nl
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