Gabès Governorate
governorate in Tunisia
Gabès Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية ڨابس Wilāyat Gābis) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in the southeastern part of the country. It covers an area of 7166 km².[1] As of the 2014 census, 374,300 people lived there.[2][3] The capital is Gabès.
Gabès
ڨابس Gabis | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Tunisia with Gabès highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′N 10°07′E / 33.883°N 10.117°E | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Created | June 21, 1956[1] |
| Capital | Gabès |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Abdelkarim Mesbah (DCR) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,166 km2 (2,767 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 8th of 24 |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 374,300 |
| • Rank | Ranked 16th of 24 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Gabesian (Arabic: قابسي, Gabsi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Postal prefix | 60xx |
| Calling code | 75-2/75-3 |
| ISO 3166 code | TN-81 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2014-12-19.
- ↑ "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
- ↑ (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
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