Tozeur Governorate
Tozeur Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية توزر Wilāyat Tauzar) is the westernmost of the 24 governorates of Tunisia and is on the border with Algeria. It covers an area of 4,719 km².[1] As of the 2014 census, 107,912 people lived there[2][3] that makes it the smallest governorate of the country by population. The capital is Tozeur.
Tozeur
توزر | |
|---|---|
 Map of Tunisia with Tozeur highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 33°55′N 8°08′E | |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Created | June 21, 1956[1] |
| Capital | Tozeur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,719 km2 (1,822 sq mi) |
| Area rank | Ranked 11th of 24 |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 107,912 |
| • Rank | Ranked 24th of 24 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Postal prefix | xx |
| ISO 3166 code | TN-72 |
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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