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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
CountryGafsa Governorate Tunisia
Created1956[1]
CapitalGafsa
Government
 • GovernorNader Hamdouni (since 2021)
Area
 • Total7,807 km2 (3,014 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 5th of 24
Population
 (2019)
 • Total351,437
 • 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).[2][3] The capital of the city is Gafsa - ruled by Nader Hamdouni[4] - whom all the heads of local municipalities report to.

  1. ^ a b (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2014-12-19.
  2. ^ "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
  3. ^ (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Tunisia: Saied sacks Gafsa governor". 22 October 2021.

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