Sfax Governorate

Governorate of Tunisia

Governorate in Tunisia

Sfax Governorate

ولاية صفاقس

Governorate

Map of Tunisia with Sfax highlighted

Subdivisions of Sfax Governorate

Coordinates: 34°44′N 10°46′E﻿ / ﻿34.733°N 10.767°E﻿ / 34.733; 10.767
Country|  Tunisia
Created| 1956
Capital| Sfax
Government

• Governor| Mohamed Hajri (since 2024) [1]
Area

• Total

| 7,545 km2 (2,913 sq mi)
• Rank| Ranked 6th of 24
Population

(2014)

• Total

| 955,421
• Rank| Ranked 2nd of 24
• Density| 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix|

30xx

Calling code| 74
ISO 3166 code| TN-61

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)[2] and an area of 7,545 km2.[3] Its capital is Sfax. It is along the east coast of Tunisia, and includes the Kerkennah Islands.

## Administrative divisions

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The following sixteen municipalities are located in Sfax Governorate:

Code | Municipality | Population
(2014)[4]

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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.[5]

## References

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1. ^ https://www.tap.info.tn/en/Portal-Top-News-EN/17861830-president-of-the
2. ^ (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ Official site of the Sfax Governorate
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ Graham Rhind Tunisia. Global Sourcebook for International Data Management at grcdi.nl

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