Kebili Governorate
governorate in Tunisia
Kebili Governorate (Arabic: ولاية ڨبلي Gibillī) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in the southwestern part of the country, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 22,454 km².[1] As of the 2014 census, 156,961 people lived there.[2][3] The capital is Kebili.
Kebili
ڨبلي | |
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Coordinates: 33°42′7″N 8°58′25″E / 33.70194°N 8.97361°E | |
Country | Tunisia |
Created | September 1981[1] |
Capital | Kebili |
Government | |
• Governor | Ibrahim El-Breeki (DCR) |
Area | |
• Total | 22,454 km2 (8,670 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 2nd of 24 |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 156,961 |
• Rank | Ranked 22nd of 24 |
• Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Kebilian (Arabic: قبلاوي, Kebelawi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Postal prefix | 42xx |
Calling code | 75-4 |
ISO 3166 code | TN-73 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2009-02-17.
- ↑ "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