Gafsa Governorate

Gafsa Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية ڨفصة‎ Wilāyat Gafṣa) is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in central Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 7807 km²[1] and has a population of 337,331 (2014 census).[3][4] The capital of the city is Gafsa - ruled by Malek Necibi[2] - whom all the heads of local municipalities report to.

Gafsa ڨفصة
Governorate
Map of Tunisia with Gafsa highlighted
Subdivisions of Gafsa Governorate
Coordinates: 34°25′N 8°47′E
Country	Tunisia
Created	June 21, 1956[1]
Capital	Gafsa
Government
• Governor	Malek Necibi (2012)[2]
Area
• Total	7,807 km^2 (3,014 sq mi)
Area rank	Ranked 5th of 24
Population  (2014)
• Total	337,331
• Rank	Ranked 17th of 24
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Postal prefix	xx
ISO 3166 code	TN-71

Geography

The governorate is located 355 kilometres (221 mi) from the capital and borders the governorates of Gabès, Sidi Bouzid, Kebili, Tozeur, and Kasserine.

The average temperature is 19.8 °C and annual rainfall is 48.9 millimeters.[1]

Administrative divisions

Administratively, the governorate is divided into eleven delegations (mutamadiyat), eight municipalities, nine rural councils, and 76 sectors (imadas).[1] The delegations and their populations from the 2004 and 2014 censuses,[3] are listed below:

Delegation	Population in 2004	Population in 2014
Belkhir	15,159	14,784
El Guetar	19,942	20,137
El Ksar	32,186	36,482
Gafsa Nord	9,407	10,022
Gafsa Sud	90,742	10,148
Mdhilla	14,841	15,306
Metlaoui	38,938	38,634
Oum El Araies	31,733	27,012
Redeyef	27,940	26,976
Sidi Aïch	8,297	10,084
Sned	34,524	36,746

The following eight municipalities are located in Gafsa Governorate:

Code	Municipality	Population (2014)[5]
6111	Gafsa	95,242
6112	El Ksar	33,729
6113	Moularès	21,431
6114	Redeyef	25,046
6115	Métlaoui	38,129
6116	Mdhila	12,814
6117	El Guettar	14,088
6118	Sened	9,533

References

1. (in French) "tunisieindustrie.nat.tn". Archived from the original on 2014-12-19.
2. http://www.ins.tn/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84
3. "2014 Tunisian census data". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
4. (in French) Census 2014 (National Institute of Statistics) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
5. Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2014 – Population, logements et ménages par commune et arrondissement [Census 2014 results – population, accommodation and households per municipality and delegation] (Report) (in French). National Institute of Statistics. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.