Sfax Governorate

Sfax Governorate
ولاية صفاقس
Governorate
Map of Tunisia with Sfax highlighted
Map of Tunisia with Sfax highlighted
Subdivisions of Sfax Governorate
Subdivisions of Sfax Governorate
Coordinates: 34°44′N 10°46′E / 34.733°N 10.767°E / 34.733; 10.767
Country Tunisia
Created1956
CapitalSfax
Government
 • GovernorMohamed Hajri (since 2024) [1]
Area
 • Total
7,545 km2 (2,913 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 6th of 24
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
1,047,468
 • RankRanked 2nd of 24
 • Density138.8/km2 (359.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix
30xx
Calling code74
ISO 3166 codeTN-61

Sfax (Arabic: ولاية صفاقس, romanized: Wilāyat Ṣafāqis; French: Gouvernorat de Sfax) is one of the governorates of Tunisia. The governorate has a population of 1,047,468 (2024)[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

The following sixteen municipalities are located in Sfax Governorate:

3411Sfax273,506[4]
3412Sakiet Ezzit66,634
3413Chihia30,014
3414Sakiet Eddaïer52,901
3415Gremda49,140
3416El Aïn44,258
3417Thyna53,349
3418Agareb46,652
3419Jebiniana36,407
3420El Hencha37,041
3421Menzel Chaker22,004
3422Ghraïba16,678
3423Bir Ali Ben Khalifa32,383
3424Skhira40,035
3425Mahares35,698
3426Kerkennah15,382
El Achech20,542
El Amra35,808
El Nasr18,393
Hadjeb26,412
Hazeg - Ellouza21,957
Nadhour - Sidi Ali Ben Abed22,956
Ouabed - Khazanet49,318
Sfax (suburbs/other aggregations if separate)N/A

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

  1. ↑ "President of the Republic reshuffles governors". tap.info.tn. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  2. ↑ "National institute of statistics 2024" (PDF). 23 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Official site of the Sfax Governorate
  4. ↑ "Sfax (Governorate, Tunisia) – Population Statistics". City Population. Retrieved 2026-03-06. Based on RGPH 2024 census results from Institut National de la Statistique (INS); municipal boundaries as of 2023.
  5. ↑ Graham Rhind Tunisia. Global Sourcebook for International Data Management at grcdi.nl
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