Sousse Governorate
governorate in Tunisia
Sousse Governorate (Arabic: ولاية سوسة Wilāyat Sūsah) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in the northeastern part of the country. It covers an area of 2,621 km².[1] As of the 2014 census, 674,971 people lived there.[2][3] The capital is Sousse.
Sousse
سوسة | |
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Coordinates: 35°50′N 10°38′E / 35.833°N 10.633°E | |
Country | Tunisia |
Created | June 21, 1956[1] |
Capital | Sousse |
Area | |
• Total | 2,669 km2 (1,031 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 19th of 24 |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 674,971 |
• Rank | Ranked 4th of 24 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Postal prefix | xx |
ISO 3166 code | TN-51 |
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