Monastir Governorate
governorate in Tunisia
Monastir Governorate (Arabic: ولاية المنستير Wilāyat Munastīr) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in the northeastern part of the country. It covers an area of 1,019 km².[1] As of the 2014 census, 548,828 people lived there.[2][3] The capital is Monastir.
Monastir
المنستير | |
|---|---|
 Map of Tunisia with Monastir highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 35°47′N 10°50′E / 35.783°N 10.833°E | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Created | June 5, 1974[1] |
| Capital | Monastir |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Taïeb Nefzi (2014) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,019 km2 (393 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 21st of 24 |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 548,828 |
| • Rank | Ranked 8th of 24 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Postal prefix | 5xxx |
| ISO 3166 code | TN-52 |
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
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