Sousse Governorate
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 | |
|---|---|
 Map of Tunisia with Sousse highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 35°50′N 10°38′E | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Created | June 21, 1956[1] |
| Capital | Sousse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,669 km2 (1,031 sq mi) |
| Area 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
- (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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